Has anyone seen these?
http://www.torkerusa.com/bikes/commu.../2010-graduate
Seems like a fun commuter. I don't have many hills near me and am looking for a more upright bike. I wonder how doing some light touring might be on it. I am at the point where I don't feel like any of my bikes are quite what I want. I love my Bianchi road bike, but I bought it for touring and I can't put fenders or tires wider than .23. It is fun to ride! I ride my Gary Fisher to do errands now, but I wish it were more upright. I don't mtn bike at all.
I am a little concerned about having only 5 gears. I am going to test ride one in the next couple of days so I will let you know more about it. Has anyone else tried one?
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03-18-2010, 09:20 AM #1
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03-18-2010, 09:26 AM #2
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I've never seen those, but it sure looks like a great commuter! I like the drum brakes and the 5 speed internal gearing. Let us know what you think when you test drive it!
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03-18-2010, 10:11 AM #3
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This is all new territory for me. I have never had an internal hub or drum brakes!
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03-18-2010, 11:31 AM #4
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I would love to have only 5 gears, provided they cover the same range of gears. Or at least the low ones. I really do not ever need high gears. Wow, on the drum brakes and the internal gearing!
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03-18-2010, 02:35 PM #5
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It looks like a great commuter. I love internal hubs and I want to put some on my cargo bike when I have the funds to upgrade parts for it. The Sturmey Archer site says the 5 speed hubs have a gear range of 256% which should be fine for your area.
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03-18-2010, 04:02 PM #6
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What a fun bike! It is very upright and I loved the fit. The drum brakes are very responsive. It was weird changing gears because you stop pedaling, change and start again. I think that would feel funny on a long up hill. For an everyday commuter, it would be awesome. I think I would miss my granny gear a bit. The LBS guy said he could change the sprocket out in back to make the gearing lower. I would not ride much in 4th or 5th anyway (oh the knees!).
For now I think I will stick with my Mtn bike and swap out the handlebar, maybe the stem too.
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