Comments on: Swobo’s bike designer http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/07/30/swobos-bike-designer/ Tips, Hints, Reviews and Safety for Bike Commuters Fri, 24 May 2013 01:42:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Willie White http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/07/30/swobos-bike-designer/comment-page-1/#comment-91682 Willie White Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:41:59 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/?p=2340#comment-91682 I (in my adult life) was reintruduced to bikes 3 years ago at a local mall. The sales person gave me a fantastic orientation into the world of cycling on and off road. When we found what I thought would be my niche he took me aside and sugested I go to a local college town store where he'd recentiy purchased a bike. Well I've put aside that purchase for over 3 years now (laziness) but kept the interest and last week I revisited the local bike store and they showed me the Swobo Dixon and I was blown away. Lightweight enough, internal wires and gears, disc brakes and a built-in turn signal I had to have it. I'm still a layman but it makes for a better student to have really nice affordable equipment. I (in my adult life) was reintruduced to bikes 3 years ago at a local mall. The sales person gave me a fantastic orientation into the world of cycling on and off road. When we found what I thought would be my niche he took me aside and sugested I go to a local college town store where he’d recentiy purchased a bike. Well I’ve put aside that purchase for over 3 years now (laziness) but kept the interest and last week I revisited the local bike store and they showed me the Swobo Dixon and I was blown away. Lightweight enough, internal wires and gears, disc brakes and a built-in turn signal I had to have it.
I’m still a layman but it makes for a better student to have really nice affordable equipment.

]]> By: rick http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/07/30/swobos-bike-designer/comment-page-1/#comment-87015 rick Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:37:23 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/?p=2340#comment-87015 I would have thought that at least one of her favourites would be a Swobo branded bike. I would have thought that at least one of her favourites would be a Swobo branded bike.

]]> By: Juan http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/07/30/swobos-bike-designer/comment-page-1/#comment-86738 Juan Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:51:14 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/?p=2340#comment-86738 My fenders, rack, trunk, panniers, lights and bell intimidated me at first......but I got used to it. My fenders, rack, trunk, panniers, lights and bell intimidated me at first……but I got used to it.

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/07/30/swobos-bike-designer/comment-page-1/#comment-86733 Jennifer Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:09:24 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/?p=2340#comment-86733 <i>"so casual cyclists are not intimidated by suspension components, multiple chainrings and shifters with 4 levers"</i> I thought those were the cool fancy gizmos that everyone wants even though they have no idea what those things really do and probably don't need them anyway? I mean, I finally figured out that my cheap hybrid's darn suspension fork is the main reason why noncyclists will often completely ignore the crowd of multi-thousand-dollar precision road bikes to gawk at mine. Look at that one with the cool shocks in the front wheel! Nice bike! Maybe there's a difference between gawking and actually riding. “so casual cyclists are not intimidated by suspension components, multiple chainrings and shifters with 4 levers”

I thought those were the cool fancy gizmos that everyone wants even though they have no idea what those things really do and probably don’t need them anyway?

I mean, I finally figured out that my cheap hybrid’s darn suspension fork is the main reason why noncyclists will often completely ignore the crowd of multi-thousand-dollar precision road bikes to gawk at mine. Look at that one with the cool shocks in the front wheel! Nice bike!

Maybe there’s a difference between gawking and actually riding.

]]>