It looks like there are several flavors of that same Public bike three
speed available. State, Linus, etc. they seem to all be $470; maybe they’re
the same bike? A Riv 3sp? Doesn’t look like it. A Craigslist fixie
conversion of a nicer bike, and a new Sturmey wheel might be the closest
Joe and Eric thanks for the good suggestions from totally opposite ends of
the spectrum!!
Patrick, you're right, that bike is simply stunning. What a great bike and
I love the color you picked. It's something else.
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Check out the Brooklyn Bikes Bedford. Slightly longer chainstays (460mm?).
I heard at one point that Grant was on the board of the company. Not sure
if that’s true and if he had any direct influence on the designs, but they
seem like practical bikes.
On Monday, December 21, 2020, Brett Callahan
A few years back I briefly had a three-speed Public done up in Rivendellian
style, with a thumb shifter, albatross bars with shellacked tape, a nice
silver porteur rack, etc. It was, as a bike shaped object, fine. It was not
a Rivendell and I sold it a short time later to buy a Clem.
I find
