Comments on: 2009 Top Commuting Products : Bicycles

By: bikes

bikes — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:47:53 +0000

I’m lovin’ the Trek District. I haven’t seen that in the UK.

By: nick

nick — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:56:00 +0000

wow! if i had a dime for every time some anonymous hater railed against “rich hipsters” in the comment section a bike blog, i’d be able to afford something built by fast boy.

By: hipster loser

hipster loser — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:38:02 +0000

sorry we can’t be as cool as you lame hipster dude. get a life.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:25:32 +0000

then again, maybe a fucking WOODEN HANDLEBAR is going to fall apart anyways.

‘reviews’ like this represent everything that is soulless and wrong.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:23:34 +0000

id rather buy a bike at wal-mart and have it fall apart on the road than be associated with rich hipsters.

By: Deenie

Deenie — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:21:08 +0000

I’m curious about the Pashley Princess (and similar Dutch-style bikes). Yes, they look great, and make the rider look great, but what about hills? I briefly owned a cruiser bike, and it was great for short, flat trips, but I’d never dream of riding it the five miles to my office.

By: tom

tom — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:59:17 +0000

The Swobo Otis is similar to a bike I built a couple years ago. An afternoon in the hospital convinced me that a disc brake on the front wheel is essential for a safe all-weather commuter. I welded a disc brake tab on a 700c fork, built a disc brake front wheel, built a 3-speed 700c rear wheel and put them on an old Takara frame found in the trash. The main difference between this one and the Otis is that the frame is steel, which I prefer. I’m lucky in that the frame fits me right. With mustache bars and fenders this takes me where I want to go and stops when I want it to. The Otis would be a good choice for riders that need to brake in any weather conditions.

By: BluesCat

BluesCat — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:09:36 +0000

Unless they came standard with the bike, I don’t see a lot of people riding with fenders in Phoenix, Arizona. You simply do not need them. Even if you get the 3-drops-per-square-inch which qualifies as a “torrential downpour” in Phoenix, by the time even a 20″ wheel does one complete turn it’s dry.

Now, all kidding aside, if you ARE riding in Phoenix during one of our violent monsoon storms, fenders are the LEAST of your concerns.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:10:03 +0000

Amongst all the great things about the Ute is that it comes standard with front and rear fenders and a bell!

By: Frank Carlucci

Frank Carlucci — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:08:26 +0000

My commuter bike is a Pedego. I can travel 15 miles in less than an hour because I have the benefit of electric power to help me along. Instead of riding my bike to work a few times a month, I now ride a few times a week. I figure I am saving $50-$75 a month in gas plus enjoying my commute. Only problem is I get involved in too many conversations with curious observers. My Pedego is ORANGE with creme colored FatFrank tires and looks really cool and rides great. Cost me $1,800 bucks but is the best investment I have ever made in a bike. It replaced an Electra Amsterdam which was a great bike but was stolen out of my garage when my kid left it open.