| Re: New Windsor Tourist bikes on eBay
On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 19:15:50 +0000, I wrote:
> The more I look at the Novara Fusion,
The more I realize that my local REI is idiotic for not carrying it.
I get the response that the Fusion is a "specialty bike."
Huh?
A normal hub geared bike with fenders & lights is nothing of the sort.
It's what I would call a "standard" bike. At least that's what our
European counterparts would call them.
Out of a few DOZEN bikes represented--they can't stock a normal one. I
really feel like yelling at somebody @ REI, but I'll probably just fire
off an irate email.
No wonder utility cycling is never going anywhere in the US.
It's a chicken and egg situation.
Here's the funny thing: on my old Nexus7 bike (all black, fenders, rack,
B17, very chic) folks stopped me all the time and asked where they could
buy one, because if they had such a bike they'ed most certainly ride. I
had to tell them that I got the last one the bike shop would ever get of
that model.
Yeah a lot of shops are selling "cruisers" and "comfort" bikes set up a
bit like commuters--but hardly anybody is selling a fully equipped city
bike that's smart and hip and sporty.
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