From the company that made the popular BMX bike the "PK Ripper" comes this "urban bike" from SE Bikes.
Sales at SE doubled in 2007 and again in 2008, in what brand manager Todd Lyons said was directly related to the debut of their urban bike.
This urban model is a "fixie" design, where the rear cog is fixed directly to the hub of the back wheel. There's no coasting, so you can't stop pedaling, and you break by pedaling backward.
The bike can also be ridden as a free wheel, not a fixie, simply by reversing the rear tire. And at $329, the price point is right for many people too.
Sales at SE doubled in 2007 and again in 2008, in what brand manager Todd Lyons said was directly related to the debut of their urban bike.
This urban model is a "fixie" design, where the rear cog is fixed directly to the hub of the back wheel. There's no coasting, so you can't stop pedaling, and you break by pedaling backward.
The bike can also be ridden as a free wheel, not a fixie, simply by reversing the rear tire. And at $329, the price point is right for many people too.
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Well I have occasionally tried backpedalling while riding fixed, so I guess that may have been intentional. I like the image one writer gave when he said about riding a fixed bike that if you lock your knee straight when at the bottom of the pedal stroke, you'll be launched off the bike like a caber.
Here's another possibly erroneous entry in said article. Quote:
It's not just new companies selling bikes. English bikemaker Pashley has been in the business for 80 years.
The company confirms a resurgence in commuter bike sales, not just in the Untied Sates but worldwide. Mexico and Brazil are some of its hottest markets.
Sales are best in countries that have policies to support biking, said Dave Hawkeswood, the firm's export manager.
Those include bike lanes that are separated by a physical barrier from car traffic, and congestion pricing policies that charge motor vehicles to enter urban centers.
Here's, the company's Parabike, a cruiser that sells for about $850.
The company confirms a resurgence in commuter bike sales, not just in the Untied Sates but worldwide. Mexico and Brazil are some of its hottest markets.
Sales are best in countries that have policies to support biking, said Dave Hawkeswood, the firm's export manager.
Those include bike lanes that are separated by a physical barrier from car traffic, and congestion pricing policies that charge motor vehicles to enter urban centers.
Here's, the company's Parabike, a cruiser that sells for about $850.
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I haven't written for a while.
Excuse list: new report card and assessment format at school, and, um. Well yeah, the new stuff at school has received a lot of energy and attention. Thank God (really) I'm through term 1.
But really, the thing that's going on in our family is that Ramona's dad is dying. He's been sick with pulmonary fibrosis for a few years, and we managed to mostly not have to think about his gradual decline in health, strength, and stamina. Till this year. It's been a good but hard year, especially for mom. Mom has totally given herself to this man to the end. She's sacrificing herself to care for him through storm and weather in every sense. I think she's earned an extra heavy crown in heaven. But I haven't checked the bible for any foundation for that yet. Anyway, I love the love she's poured out even as she is drained of no small amount of energy and health. God bless her.
I want you to pray to God for this family, and a peaceful end of dad's earthbound life so he can bound into his eternal life.
There's lots to say but I'll have to come here again, and I will welcome you back later too.
I love you all (both?)!
