B
Betty
Guest
Hi -
I've been looking for months for a ladies tall utility bike similar to
these from Gazelle
(http://www.gazelle.nl/nl/product.php?idParent=2&idChild=&idFiets=2&idSegment=1#fiets)
or similar.
My main issue is I need a bike that is:
1. tall enough for me at about 6" (178cm) and female,
2. is upright (i.e. any advertising the bike would ever have would
*never* have someone in Spandex or biking shorts since I actually do
bike to work in skirts and I have absolutely no intention of ever doing
anything remotely mountain-y or beach-y so those wide
city-street-inappropriate beach cruisers are out out out, too),
3. fairly cheap (i.e. $600CAN or under for sure - which rules out all
those Jorg and Olif bikes that *start* at almost $900CAN for a one-speed
(http://www.jorgandolif.com/#)).
The old Raleighs or Apollos that I've seen would do but I've been
looking on craigslist, buy n' sell and one or two local used bikes shops
for the whole summer and I haven't found anything appropriate since I am
TALL and got boobs (and other things).
For $600CAN, I want new. I'd actually prefer something used and cheaper
if only because the rate of stolen bikes around my neighbourhood is
pretty high (two gone already - really good locks - not worth claiming
on insurance once the deductible is paid and the insurance rates go up
or cancelled). But I'm getting desperate.
Geeze... a CCM wouldn't be bad if they had a utility bike model.
So I humbly come here to ask if there are any active, decent North
American bike manufacturers or shops that would have, in stock, bikes
that I may like (oh, I'm in the Vancouver, BC).
And accessories like chain guards and other Dutch-utility-ish things
that I could always eventually add to a rig. That'd be nice, too.
Heeeellllppp?
Please?
S.
I've been looking for months for a ladies tall utility bike similar to
these from Gazelle
(http://www.gazelle.nl/nl/product.php?idParent=2&idChild=&idFiets=2&idSegment=1#fiets)
or similar.
My main issue is I need a bike that is:
1. tall enough for me at about 6" (178cm) and female,
2. is upright (i.e. any advertising the bike would ever have would
*never* have someone in Spandex or biking shorts since I actually do
bike to work in skirts and I have absolutely no intention of ever doing
anything remotely mountain-y or beach-y so those wide
city-street-inappropriate beach cruisers are out out out, too),
3. fairly cheap (i.e. $600CAN or under for sure - which rules out all
those Jorg and Olif bikes that *start* at almost $900CAN for a one-speed
(http://www.jorgandolif.com/#)).
The old Raleighs or Apollos that I've seen would do but I've been
looking on craigslist, buy n' sell and one or two local used bikes shops
for the whole summer and I haven't found anything appropriate since I am
TALL and got boobs (and other things).
For $600CAN, I want new. I'd actually prefer something used and cheaper
if only because the rate of stolen bikes around my neighbourhood is
pretty high (two gone already - really good locks - not worth claiming
on insurance once the deductible is paid and the insurance rates go up
or cancelled). But I'm getting desperate.
Geeze... a CCM wouldn't be bad if they had a utility bike model.
So I humbly come here to ask if there are any active, decent North
American bike manufacturers or shops that would have, in stock, bikes
that I may like (oh, I'm in the Vancouver, BC).
And accessories like chain guards and other Dutch-utility-ish things
that I could always eventually add to a rig. That'd be nice, too.
Heeeellllppp?
Please?
S.
