It’s been a fun time, doing all the research on the various bikes. I even got to test-ride a really awesome bike that I’d been eying for a while. I cast my net far and wide, checking out a lot more bikes than I actually wrote here about, brands I came to discover along the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Shopping’
Shopping For A New Bike – A Latecomer & A Decision(?)
October 1st, 2009
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I’ll be honest, I’m getting a little antsy to have a new bike. After Sunday’s Bike Miami Ride, my legs and knees were very sore for a couple of days; I understand I’m overweight and all that, but this was all due to trying to keep up with 30+ other riders while on a singlespeed [...]
Shopping For A New Bike – Test-Riding the Electra Townie
September 23rd, 2009
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Monday I was in the mood for looking at bikes, so we dropped by the Miami Beach Bicycle Center, one of the locations on the Beach that carries Electra bicycles.
We found the store fairly easily (corner of 5th Street and Washington Ave, or the place with the loaded bike rack right in front) and quickly [...]
Shopping For A New Bike – The Dutch Bikes
September 11th, 2009
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I’m fairly decided that I’ll be getting an European city bike, but now the issue becomes which one. At the moment it comes down to two bikes.
Up to a few months ago the answer was clear: the Electra Amsterdam 3 Classic, the male companion to my wife’s bicycle.I absolutely love the look of the Amsterdam. [...]
The Time To Upgrade Has Come
September 8th, 2009
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As much as I love my bike, the Red Beast, the time is coming close for me to upgrade my ride and get a better bike. I bought the cruiser very much with the proviso that I was buying a cheap bike to see if I was going to like this whole cycling business. After [...]
