I'm sorry SG, I've fallen hard for this bike, it's a keeper. :p
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You might be surprised. I actually handle the hills around my house better on my singlespeed than I do on my geared road bike. Maybe I work harder because I know I can't switch gears, so I just psych myself up better for it? I dunno. I just know that I can get up hills on the singlespeed that I've had to walk up with my other bikes. It could just be that I'm a big dork... :rolleyes: Heh.
My current bike is a front suspension mountain bike :-/. That means a functional front rack is issueful and expensive. And at the end of the day, it's not meant to carry heavy loads. Add in the pain issues from the flat bar, and it's really starting to look like I should cut my losses. It's just not the right bike for my daily riding.
The Peugeot is more of the right bike, and I like how it rides. So I'll save up for a trade in, and while I'm saving, I'll keep my eyes open and test ride more bikes. Maybe I'll get lucky and someone will trade in their 8 speed internal gear, mixte, Reynolds 531 double butted steel frame touring/city bike with a generator front hub while I'm saving. (yeah, ok *that* is a pipe dream... but we've gotta have dreams :) )
Dex, I bow down to your strong demi-goddess legs for handling the hills 'round Seattle on a singlespeed. Maybe if we ever meet, you'll let me try it out? :D
BTW, are you going to the next Seattle TE get-together?
It's at Salsabike's house on Oct, 20th. Time and details to be announced as it gets closer. And no, you don't have to bring your single speed.:p It'd just be nice to meet as many of the TE chicks as possible.