First of all: Munich is no ordinary German town. Home to BMW, Siemens, Munich Re, Alliance, Kraus Maffei, MAN, Airbus DS, 100s of hightech companies etc. etc. it is the city with the highest rents and the highest cost of living in Germany in a format that is more like a cross between Hampstead and San Francisco than Central London. Its core is largely gentrified with professionals with a high level of education and relatively few children-- at most 1 or 2. Luxury motorcars such as Bentleys, Rolls Royces, Aston Martins etc. are relatively pedestrian sights.
To bicycles. They tend to be fashion driven with a focus on transport on the one side and sport on the other. Rohloff Speedhubs are not all that common. One seems them from time to time but Shimano Alfine and Nexus are much more popular on new transport bicycles. Popular are neo-roadster bicycles such as sold by Electra, Gazelle and a host of private brands--- all made in China they tend to be similarly outfitted with 3 speed hubs (Shimano Nexus or Sturmey Archer). Popular too are bakers bicycles. Kiddie trailers seem to have been widely replaced by cargo variants (popular are Bakfiets,). Since 20" wheels can be transported on the underground for free they too tend to be quite popular. One sees from time to time a Moulton but Bromptons, Birdys (R&M), Bernds and Tern Links (sold under the ADFC/MVV brand) are much more common.
Magura? They are not that expensive in Germany and ARE a German brand. They are standard kit on a number of German made city bicycles. Disc brakes? They are increasingly popular on new bicycles but on the whole they have not been that warmly recieved on road bicycles--- and for good reason (but that is beyond the scope of the question).
First of all: Munich is no ordinary German town. Home to BMW, Siemens, Munich Re, Alliance, Kraus Maffei, MAN, Airbus DS, 100s of hightech companies etc. etc. it is the city with the highest rents and the highest cost of living in Germany in a format that is more like a cross between Hampstead and San Francisco than Central London. Its core is largely gentrified with professionals with a high level of education and relatively few children-- at most 1 or 2. Luxury motorcars such as Bentleys, Rolls Royces, Aston Martins etc. are relatively pedestrian sights.
To bicycles. They tend to be fashion driven with a focus on transport on the one side and sport on the other. Rohloff Speedhubs are not all that common. One seems them from time to time but Shimano Alfine and Nexus are much more popular on new transport bicycles. Popular are neo-roadster bicycles such as sold by Electra, Gazelle and a host of private brands--- all made in China they tend to be similarly outfitted with 3 speed hubs (Shimano Nexus or Sturmey Archer). Popular too are bakers bicycles. Kiddie trailers seem to have been widely replaced by cargo variants (popular are Bakfiets,). Since 20" wheels can be transported on the underground for free they too tend to be quite popular. One sees from time to time a Moulton but Bromptons, Birdys (R&M), Bernds and Tern Links (sold under the ADFC/MVV brand) are much more common.
Magura? They are not that expensive in Germany and ARE a German brand. They are standard kit on a number of German made city bicycles. Disc brakes? They are increasingly popular on new bicycles but on the whole they have not been that warmly recieved on road bicycles--- and for good reason (but that is beyond the scope of the question).