Commuter bike
Andrew Chaplin
commuter bike that my brother-in-law might ride from East Ottawa to Hull? He's
no cyclist, but he is very fit, a martial arts knob. I was thinking of a good
57 cm frame, slim 27 C wheels, a Blackburn rack for dragging about his
lawyer's brief case, Cat's Eye lights, and so forth.
Arise, you cyclists from your slumbers,
Arise, you cyclists of want.
For reason in revolt now thunders;
At last ends the age of cant!
[I'm not really a Commie, but no one has posted anything to OB for months! My
bro-in-law and I meeting on Saturday morning to look for a bike, so please get
on it.]
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Andrew Chaplin
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(If you're going to e-mail me, you'll have to get "yourfinger." out.)
Andrew Chaplin
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> Have any of you a suggestion of a decent frame set to get as a basis for a
> commuter bike that my brother-in-law might ride from East Ottawa to Hull?
> He's no cyclist, but he is very fit, a martial arts knob. I was thinking of
> a good 57 cm frame, slim 27 C wheels, a Blackburn rack for dragging about
> his lawyer's brief case, Cat's Eye lights, and so forth.
"27 C"? What was I thinking? 700C, of course.
Steve L Ferris
> Have any of you a suggestion of a decent frame set to get as a basis for a
> commuter bike that my brother-in-law might ride from East Ottawa to Hull? He's
> no cyclist, but he is very fit, a martial arts knob. I was thinking of a good
> 57 cm frame, slim 27 C wheels, a Blackburn rack for dragging about his
> lawyer's brief case, Cat's Eye lights, and so forth.
>
> Arise, you cyclists from your slumbers,
> Arise, you cyclists of want.
> For reason in revolt now thunders;
> At last ends the age of cant!
>
> [I'm not really a Commie, but no one has posted anything to OB for months! My
> bro-in-law and I meeting on Saturday morning to look for a bike, so please get
> on it.]
> --
> Andrew Chaplin
Eclipse are good for a start looking. (pecco's) I have the road bike but
it sounds like you'll want their mountain/hybrid typ .
steve
Andrew Chaplin
Thanks for the pointer toward Eclipse.
We have looked at three performance hybrids: Cannondale, Trek and a
Kona. The Kona with its disc brakes was pretty interesting.
Steve L Ferris
There is always Marinoni if price isn't a factor. Just quality.
steve
Andrew Chaplin
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Price is always a factor. :^)
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Andrew Chaplin
SIT MIHI GLADIUS SICUT SANCTO MARTINO
Big Al
I have commuted by bike from Aylmer to downtown Ottawa for 18 yrs (no
winters) I use mostly the bike paths so there are no potholes or traffic to
worry about. The best bikes for me are old road bikes like Peugeots,
Sekines, that I fix up myself, friction shifting etc, but I put decent
wheels on (700c) and I use Continental Contact tires ($40), they come in
various widths and I have yet to have a flat on one, you can pump the skinny
ones up to 100 Psi.. I inspect and repack all the bearings on the bikes at
least every two years. I buy cheap chains and freewheels if the chain starts
to slip from stretching. I don<t worry too much about bike theft, but use a
U lock.
I put a back carrier on with a small Rubbermade container bolted on, I use a
small bowling style bag that fits right in and bungee it down. I added low
racks in the front and use small panniers if need be. Fenders are a good
idea, and I have a Cateye 10 watt light ($120) for these short days to see
my way home on the scary trail to Aylmer.
I have used more expensive bikes, but I find some of the components wear
just as fast and are more expensive to replace, like freewheels or cassettes
and chainrings etc.
My wife rides 20 km each way to work and uses an older Peugeot touring bike,
same set up, she loves it.
Hope this helps
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doug thomas
If he is a lawyer he can afford a decent bike. One that looks great as a
touring commuter - My recommendation is something from the Urbane Cyclist
http://ucycle.com/bikes/item.php?name=urbtour&cat=urbanite
This is exactly what he needs probably.
Doug Thomas
a Lawyer and fellow air force brat with too many bikes.
Welland, Ontario
Big Al
These aren<t bad either, checked one locally, seems like a good basic bike,
good enough for light touring. But I'm still too cheap to buy one, garage
sales and garbage days still work for me.
http://www.khscanada.com/v2/bikeview.php?id=332
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