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New bike

  • 13-01-2017 12:28am
    #1
    Mr.Boots
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,313 ✭✭✭


    I'm looking for a new bike, I have an mtb, nice road bike, a bmx .......
    I want something unusual but practical
    10k commute
    Family cycling
    Farting about

    Was thinking of a NS Analog or a Cinelli bootleg mystic
    Any opinions on these or other ideas?


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  • #2
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,220 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    http://www.genesisbikes.co.uk/bikes/road/road-sportive/flyer/flyer


  • #3
    Mr.Boots
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,313 ✭✭✭Mr.Boots


    Thanks for the suggestion
    That's a Nice bike
    I'd have to change the bars


  • #4
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,220 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Mr.Boots wrote: »
    Thanks for the suggestion
    That's a Nice bike
    I'd have to change the bars
    They have flat bar options but none are single-speed. Probably because their target market think they need gears.

    http://www.genesisbikes.co.uk/bikes/urban

    I really wouldn't fancy changing a flat tyre on a bike with disc brakes, hub gear and mudguards. I've done it before in the dark in winter and it was awful. So I reckon bombproof tyres (e.g. Marathon or Tannus) are essential for this kind of bike.


  • #5
    gaffmaster
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    A friend of mine has a BMC Alfine 8 which meets your criteria of being unusual and practical. It's belt drive, with hub gears, mudguards, flat bar. Low maintenance, clean riding. It's also not all that heavy. It wasn't cheap when he bought it, and the successor isn't cheap either. Check out the BMC Alpenchallenge.

    Edit: Here's an article that might help. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2015/dec/18/three-alternative-commuter-bikes-bmc-on-one-genesis


  • #6
    tomasrojo
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    Lumen wrote: »
    I really wouldn't fancy changing a flat tyre on a bike with disc brakes, hub gear and mudguards. I've done it before in the dark in winter and it was awful.


    Did you change the tube or try to patch it in situ? I will sooner or later have to deal with a puncture on a hub-geared, roller-braked, very large bike.


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  • #7
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,220 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    tomasrojo wrote: »
    Did you change the tube or try to patch it in situ? I will sooner or later have to deal with a puncture on a hub-geared, roller-braked, very large bike.
    I changed the tube. It was horrible. It's fine to do sitting in a chair with a beer on a balmy summer evening. Standing on a dark street corner in the freezing pouring rain whilst traffic buzzes around, late to collect the kids from creche, is not the time to be asking about the low-maintenance merits of hub gearing.


  • #8
    tomasrojo
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    My plan is to patch the tube in situ, as this seems to be the recommended practice. I've no idea how this will turn out, as I've always changed the tube before, including on the Brompton, which is hub-geared. That's not too hard, but there's no way I'm taking the wheel off the bakfiets in the street.


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