I'm guessing meeting the right price point is the trick on this one. *Most *everybody here could be talked into getting one as an extra/fun bike if the price were right. Plus it would be a GREAT first bike for a LOT of people who just need something to ride to Trader Joe's, go to the movies, take a package to the PO, cruise the promenade. But those folks probably don't want to put a lot of money out for a bike, which is the conundrum.
Me, I'd like to see the top tube disappear and come out with a mixte version. Or incorporate some of it's features (horizontal drop outs, shallow seat tube, loooong virtual top tube) into the existing mixtes. On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 10:29 AM, Brewster Fong <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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/-/wKnBveQmNeAJ. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA ** "Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it." -*Mark Twain* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
