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I want a functional bike - where do I start?
At the moment I have road bike (1980's steel frame SS) and a late 80's steel 'compact bike' (a Eastern Germany folder, including guards, racks etc - a mini-cargo so to say).
What I want is basically the best of both worlds; so basically a bike that's faster than the mini-cargo, has guards, options to carry stuff.. but does not need to be as skinny tyred and light as roadbike currently is.
Could probably still do without gears (will mostly be used in the flatter parts of Berlin, and on asphalt 95% of the time).
Can somebody please put me in the right directions?
I got a lot of impressions from this thread (following it for a while just because I appreciate the aesthetics of "funtional bikes") but I get the hunch that most of what I see here would be overkill for my needs (yes I would need to carry some things but not tour the whole world with the bike several times a year).
How much money do I need to put aside until next spring?
Is buying used (at least frame / fork) a good idea?
I don't even know what to precisely search for to be honest but what I see in German shops is usually ugly as fuck and expensive.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks!