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sure, that was my idea for a while as well. My problem is that I live in a big city. And bike theft is a real problem. I would have loved to build me something
by MezzoDelCammin 3y ago
sure, that was my idea for a while as well. My problem is that I live in a big city. And bike theft is a real problem.
I would have loved to build me something around a Rohloff gearbox with a belt compatible frame, but that thing would set me back at least 2k EUR / USD. By comparison, my current commuter setup is a combo of two single speed bikes (one light, one with racks for more cargo / shopping capacity), either of which I got used for 50 and 100Eur respectively. And my current bikepacking bike is a 1200EUR steel Kona with some extra components slapped on top. Basically, I've got 3 bikes for 3 diferent uses for a price of that gearbox one.
- oblio 3y agoYeah, that makes sense. Bike theft really needs to be addressed for bike usage to spike. We need proper, secure, bike parking everywhere. Companies should be incentivized to offer it as a benefit, same thing for malls and other venues.