You are reading a single comment by @hugo7 and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
sbbohr
@hugo7
Looks like my folks insurance will payout for ky dad's bike, so although I haven't chatted to him yet I'm keen to get an idea of models.
Two priorities are
My gut says a 2 speed with lower gearing, but in a lot of ways I've always thought the 6 speed was fairly useful given the negligible extra weight of 3 vs 6. Bars wise I think the trad ones are still fine, although if there are bars even higher that would be better.
Also given his age I'm curious about the electric ones. Although I think it may be price prohibitive. What are they like? Useful? Amazing? A gimmick? Plagued by issues? Any insights appreciated.
Cheers.