You’re looking at those higher end one, where the price has always been expensive. If you just want an average bike and doesn’t care about weight and all those snobby stuff and don’t mind adjusting it to fit you, get a generic chinese-made bike. It’s cheap, it’s repairable, it use non-proprietary part, and it’s upgradable.
If you are in Europe just get a Dutch bicycle. Cheap (you can find them in any canal in Amsterdam, just hop in and grab one!), repairable, and will last for years post-canal treatment.
Only small caveat is the saddle post clamp on those. Can be real hard to find a new one that fits because the diameter of the frame is some wonky ass shit
That’s not only the case for Chinese bikes, though.
I once had my saddle stolen and the bike shop was like:
“Yeah bring the bike over because we need the exact measurement down to a tenth of a millimeter.”
Me:
“How the fuck am I supposed to do that? It doesn’t have a saddle!”
Mine was stolen too xD I ordered a saddle from amazon and a clamp (that obv didn’t fit) and then just rode around with the saddle loose and all the way down looking for a shop that had a fitting clamp. The second or third was some grumpy old man that complained about my cheap chinese frame, he ended up hammering a clamp on there xD
Well, you can ride standing, but 5km is a long ride for that. The biggest issue for me would be not to forget about missing seatpost and not to sit back reflectively
You’re looking at those higher end one, where the price has always been expensive. If you just want an average bike and doesn’t care about weight and all those snobby stuff and don’t mind adjusting it to fit you, get a generic chinese-made bike. It’s cheap, it’s repairable, it use non-proprietary part, and it’s upgradable.
If you are in Europe just get a Dutch bicycle. Cheap (you can find them in any canal in Amsterdam, just hop in and grab one!), repairable, and will last for years post-canal treatment.
Only small caveat is the saddle post clamp on those. Can be real hard to find a new one that fits because the diameter of the frame is some wonky ass shit
That’s not only the case for Chinese bikes, though.
I once had my saddle stolen and the bike shop was like:
“Yeah bring the bike over because we need the exact measurement down to a tenth of a millimeter.”
Me:
“How the fuck am I supposed to do that? It doesn’t have a saddle!”
Hardest 5km I’ve ever ridden a bike…
Mine was stolen too xD I ordered a saddle from amazon and a clamp (that obv didn’t fit) and then just rode around with the saddle loose and all the way down looking for a shop that had a fitting clamp. The second or third was some grumpy old man that complained about my cheap chinese frame, he ended up hammering a clamp on there xD
I’m constantly astounded btw, how many crumpy old man seem to exist in the bike maintenance business… 😆
Well, you can ride standing, but 5km is a long ride for that. The biggest issue for me would be not to forget about missing seatpost and not to sit back reflectively
Exactly! :-)
Endless loop in my head during the ride:
“I MUST NOT SIT DOWN. I MUST NOT SIT DOWN…”
And the upper legs felt like burning lead afterwards…
If you have a rear rack, you can sort of sit on it, I guess. That’s an awkward position to ride, of course