You've obviously never been to Chicago. Which has only one hill. (And it isnt' even in Chicago.)
On Monday, December 31, 2012 1:29:14 PM UTC-5, Brewster Fong wrote: > > > > On Monday, December 31, 2012 10:10:52 AM UTC-8, Jim M. wrote: >> >> On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 8:19 AM, Brewster Fong <bfd...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Maybe I'm spoiled, but living here in the SF Bay Area, we have tons of >> > places to ride and there's always hills, especially here in SF. >> >> That would explain the popularity of those Pake Urban bikes, Public >> bikes, and a whole store on Market Street for Dutch city anchors (I >> mean bikes), none of which would make it up California St without a >> push. >> > > I don't know, living and riding in SF, both commuting and recreational, > you don't see alot of those kind of bikes being ridden around, especially > the dutch ones. Still, even they all do have one feature that can get them > up the hill - a front der to allow more than a single speed crank. Thus, > they may weight alot, but if they have a triple with low gearing low a 24t > or 26t it is possible. > > Yes, you do see all the hipster kids riding their fixies and single speed > all over the city, but on even moderate hills of about a block or so, you > see them walking.... > > So, I wonder who is the "target market?" Good Luck! > >> >> jim m >> wc ca >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/utKzJPZahn8J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
