On Oct 26, 4:40 pm, JoelMatthews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> But similar to my criticism of the Merlin commuter in the Olmo thread,
> why even bother with a front fender if it does not keep the bike dry?
I had a similar Nexus 7 bike with color matched metal fenders and it
was simple enough to rivet on long flaps. At least it's it's not
those vestigal ones from the 60s-70s the size of a banana.
> That fender ought to extend down the wheel to keep as much street
> spray off the crank, bottom bracket, and your bleedin' shoes as
> possible.
>
> Another peeve of mine: for some reason, most mass produced commuters
> are set up for racks and panniers in the back, rather than the front
> (believe I saw a Gary Fisher with a built on front rack). I recently
> put together a custom with a nice low trail fork and big honking Cetma
> rack up front. It is an optimal set for carrying my brief case,
> groceries, boxes, etc.
It's drilled for low riders and you *could* put a Surly Nice Rack on
it--but the handling would get weird.
>
> To see just what you can do with a front rack, check this out:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2970025252/
That's nice. I'd like to see low trail forks offered by folks like
Surly that sell front platform racks to retrofit bike so they handle
well with big loads.
>
> On Oct 25, 10:14 pm, landotter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Looks brilliant on the website. Very similar to what you see in
> > Europe. The rubberized top tube is smart! It has roller brakes, not
> > disks, which are very nice and solid state, no external disks to get
> > banged up. If the belt system gets good reviews, that's a tidy setup
> > for getting about. That said--any Nexus bike with a cheap bmx nickel
> > chain used with a dry lube then wiped thoroughly clean is also very
> > neat and you won't get left high and dry if the belt company goes
> > belly up.
>
> > Have a look at the Jamis Commuters--they've got a nice Nexus 8 for
> > about half.
>
> > On Oct 24, 7:12 pm, Tim Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > There was a brief thread on this group awhile ago about this bike.
> > > I'm writing about the 8-speed (Shimano hub gear) belt-drive,
> > > disc-braked urban bike. Was very interested in it as a commuter bike,
> > > especially the belt drive aspect.
>
> > > Trek still has it listed on their web site, but talking with several
> > > dealers around here (northern California) I got very mixed messages.
> > > One said that Trek had cancelled it, another that it would be
> > > available sometime next year, and a third one said that he had never
> > > heard of it! (Doesn't sound like Trek is selling it very aggressively
> > > to its dealers.)
>
> > > Anyone have an inside connection?
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