tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36250316.post4688136865915171304..comments2023-11-05T01:50:47.040-07:00Comments on Bike Commute Tips Blog: Bikes made for commuting are hot!Paul Dornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03893190816290007375noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36250316.post-46994404220469677982008-06-23T22:44:00.000-07:002008-06-23T22:44:00.000-07:00OK, does anyone else agree that the term "comfort ...OK, does anyone else agree that the term "comfort bike" is lame? A lot of men will be embarrassed to buy something with that moniker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36250316.post-85397587120295775342008-06-22T07:54:00.000-07:002008-06-22T07:54:00.000-07:00Paul, I recently took a trip to a "Sports Authorit...Paul, I recently took a trip to a "Sports Authority" store, a growing sporting goods chain, to pick up some inexpensive bike shorts. It's closer to home (and sells bike clothing and accessories for less) than any of my bike shops. While there, I was taken back by the sheer number of budget bikes I saw that are shipping with fenders and/or racks.<BR/><BR/>I have a slight aversion to bikes from sporting goods stores or toy aisles of retail warehouses, but you've got to admit that if you're seeing commuting gear from the factory on Diamondback, Schwinn and Columbia bikes, then the trend has obviously raised the ire of the entire bike industry.<BR/><BR/>On a peculiar side note, I've spent about 500 miles this month in the saddle of a rigid-frame Diamondback I bought off craigslist for $50 more than a year ago. I had to upgrade the wheels (and the gearing) and switch to slick city tires. I added clipless pedals to mate to my rather comfy and walkabout mountain bike shoes, a rack, fenders and lights and it's been a joy to ride as my commuter bike this month... But I do miss my road bike, which needs some work.<BR/><BR/>Sorry for the long diatribe, my point was that bike shops could probably cash in on this by equipping a comfort bike on the showroom floor with some essentials so people could see how almost any bike can come into its own as a practical machine for arond-town errands. To my knowledge, only one shop in KC is installing accessories in the showroom to show them in action.Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15271155305943176738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36250316.post-58754129771422252892008-06-22T07:35:00.000-07:002008-06-22T07:35:00.000-07:00I have been trying to get my wife into cycling for...I have been trying to get my wife into cycling for years. She just could not find a bike that she enjoyed being on. Last week she tried a friend's comfort bike and fell in love. She now has her own bike.Rick Loguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03889705521560958806noreply@blogger.com