Classic Bike

seanorawe
seanorawe Posts: 950
edited May 2013 in Road general
Ny Wife really likes this bike

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_231005

She loves the classic look.

Whats the internal hub gears all about? Do they act like normal gears? Is 3 internal hub gears enough for what she needs the bike for? She wants it for leisure rides along the towpath or taking the kids to the park.
Cube Attain SL Disc
Giant CRS 2.0

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  • Drfabulous0
    Drfabulous0 Posts: 1,539
    Those really aren't too bad at all for the money, albiet very heavy. 3 gears is two more than you really need on that type of bike, it will be fine. Have a look for second hand ones, really old bikes are way cooler, usually better quality and much cheaper, my shopper is from 1943 and was free, just needed a little work.
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  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    If they are like the Sturmey Archer 3 and later 5 speed hub gears I enjoyed as a kid, they will indeed be bombproof. I seem to remember the need to back-pedal briefly when changing gears.

    Looking at the spec you won't want to be lifting it on to a roof rack, it's 16kg!
  • uberkraaft
    uberkraaft Posts: 97
    http://www.bobbinbikes.co.uk/wordpress/ - Same kinda think, but lighter :)
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    I would try and get an original one to fix up too.
  • seanorawe
    seanorawe Posts: 950
    She likes the look of it. She wont be breaking any land speed records or distance records for that matter. It will be used on saturdays when we take the kids to the park. 5 miles max. We will have alook at more models in th shop but for what she wants it for, I dont want to spend too much on it.
    Cube Attain SL Disc
    Giant CRS 2.0

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