My main bike (sorry this is the only photo i have on my phone):
It is an old step through frame steel bike. What i need from it is to be really reliable and maintenance free. And to not be a desirable bike for thieves as i live in a big city and need it to be able to park in the streets all year.
It’s perfect. It was dirt cheap (used), runs real smooth, single speed, fenders, a chain guard, a fixed basket with a beer bottle holder, a rack, reelight induction lights (enough for the city), kickstand and a frame lock. I use this daily when i’m home to go shopping, to the bar etc.
My second bike is my old steel frame road bike which is the oldest bike i still have, have had it for 25 years (sorry no photo). I may ride it around town when the weather is nice, maybe if the distance is further. It lacks all the useful features of my main bike but it’s fun to ride and zippy. I put a flatbar on it after the original handlebar got stolen. I cannot leave it in the streets over night but have to park it in the basement or my appartment.
My third bike is the bike i use for touring and longer day trips, to the lake or whatever:
I need it to have a whole range of gears, especially in the low section for touring, a bit more sportier geometry than my main bike, but not as sporty as a road bike. It has a hub dynamo and really good lights, a rack and fenders. And a kickstand. If i were to buy new i would want the frame to take wider wheels, i am not maxed out yet but that would be a nice thing to have. And also probably i’d go for disc brakes. But these v brakes have been working flawlessly for me. I like the simplicity. People have told me in the rain they don’t work and on long descends they don’t work, but i can say for sure, that for me, they totally work. In the rain, on long descends, rainy long descends and steep gravel descends. I think the most important thing is to know your brakes behaviour. I don’t let this bike in the street over night, so i have to also bring it to the basement or appartment.
I have three bikes.
My main bike (sorry this is the only photo i have on my phone):
It is an old step through frame steel bike. What i need from it is to be really reliable and maintenance free. And to not be a desirable bike for thieves as i live in a big city and need it to be able to park in the streets all year.
It’s perfect. It was dirt cheap (used), runs real smooth, single speed, fenders, a chain guard, a fixed basket with a beer bottle holder, a rack, reelight induction lights (enough for the city), kickstand and a frame lock. I use this daily when i’m home to go shopping, to the bar etc.
My second bike is my old steel frame road bike which is the oldest bike i still have, have had it for 25 years (sorry no photo). I may ride it around town when the weather is nice, maybe if the distance is further. It lacks all the useful features of my main bike but it’s fun to ride and zippy. I put a flatbar on it after the original handlebar got stolen. I cannot leave it in the streets over night but have to park it in the basement or my appartment.
My third bike is the bike i use for touring and longer day trips, to the lake or whatever:
I need it to have a whole range of gears, especially in the low section for touring, a bit more sportier geometry than my main bike, but not as sporty as a road bike. It has a hub dynamo and really good lights, a rack and fenders. And a kickstand. If i were to buy new i would want the frame to take wider wheels, i am not maxed out yet but that would be a nice thing to have. And also probably i’d go for disc brakes. But these v brakes have been working flawlessly for me. I like the simplicity. People have told me in the rain they don’t work and on long descends they don’t work, but i can say for sure, that for me, they totally work. In the rain, on long descends, rainy long descends and steep gravel descends. I think the most important thing is to know your brakes behaviour. I don’t let this bike in the street over night, so i have to also bring it to the basement or appartment.