You might consider a folder which was designed and popular as a
commuter bike. Two of the best are Brompton and Birdy. They can be
optioned well for what you want. Advantages: high quality bicycling
experience; fold compactly, easily and quickly, for storage at the
destination and on public transportation; no exposure to thieves
because they are so easy to keep with you. I have a Bike Friday which
is an amazingly good bike. Best riding experience I have had, but I
am not very experienced. The folding sucks though. It is more like
disassembly. I just got a Brompton and so far so good. Wonderful to
throw it in the trunk of the car to take to a recreational spot.
bromptonbicycle.co.uk/
It folds the smallest of them all. Good bike. Sort of upright. Can
get a Swiss mountain drive for it. Rubber "spring" in rear
suspension. There is a Yahoo users group that is mostly commuters in
England and Scotland. They are helpful.
http://www.birdybike.com/about.html
Full suspension, aluminum frame bike. Said to be a bit better riding
experiences but does not fold as well as the B. but better than
others. Available with a different levels of components.
Buyers guide:
http://www.atob.org.uk/Buyers'_Guide.html
Org:
http://www.foldsoc.co.uk/
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Aug 15, 2005, at 9:40 AM, Andrew Dacey wrote:
>
> Sorry about the OT post but I thought I'd tap the list's knowledge.
>
> I'm looking at buying a bicycle for commuting. I'd like to get
> something better than the department store special so I'm entering
> into a world of vast selection in terms of parts.
>
> I'm looking at a hybrid bike as this is going to be a bike that's
> mainly used on the road. Given the hilliness of my city I'd say that
> mountain bike gearing is a must but other than that I haven't gotten
> too far.
>
> Can anyone recommend some web resources for beginers to learn about
> the different parts options with some pros and cons for the different
> choices?
>
> Where I'm looking at a hybrid bike my list of choices is fairly high.
> I can build on a mountain or road frame, tire size, gearing (already
> decided), etc.
>
> I found a good shop in my city that can build the bike for me using a
> mix of new and used parts so that will help on the budget but I need
> to have more of an idea of what I'm looking for in terms of parts
> before I can sit down with them and work out the details.
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