Comments on: Trek Lime…did it turn out to be sour…. http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/02/19/trek-limedid-it-turn-out-to-be-sour/ Bike Your Drive! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:39:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: meg http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/02/19/trek-limedid-it-turn-out-to-be-sour/#comment-28128 meg Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:35:57 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/02/19/trek-limedid-it-turn-out-to-be-sour/#comment-28128 I have a Lime. Got it two years ago and LOVE it!! Absolutely would not have anything else. Rides beautifully and have had ZERO problems with it. Paid $500 I have a Lime. Got it two years ago and LOVE it!! Absolutely would not have anything else. Rides beautifully and have had ZERO problems with it. Paid $500

]]> By: john http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/02/19/trek-limedid-it-turn-out-to-be-sour/#comment-23841 john Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:50:28 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/02/19/trek-limedid-it-turn-out-to-be-sour/#comment-23841 Just bought a pair of Limes. One for me and one for the wife. Sale price was $209 each minus the daily rental fee. They took another 15 off per bike. Didnt quite feel comfortable with the auto shift but after a few rides getting used to it. Too early to tell but for the price so far it seems like a decent bike for casual riding. Just bought a pair of Limes. One for me and one for the wife. Sale price was $209 each minus the daily rental fee. They took another 15 off per bike. Didnt quite feel comfortable with the auto shift but after a few rides getting used to it. Too early to tell but for the price so far it seems like a decent bike for casual riding.

]]> By: chris http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/02/19/trek-limedid-it-turn-out-to-be-sour/#comment-23743 chris Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:50:32 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/02/19/trek-limedid-it-turn-out-to-be-sour/#comment-23743 I busted my collar bone last week divebombing a hill on a touring bike and not paying enough attention. No bike in my fleet seems safe to ride for the forseeable future. I was thinking about getting a Lime for my recovery commuter since it possesses that valued flat foot tech the Electras brag about. I cannot drive my car and I am walking to work these days, have no ability to carry groceries home. $250 seems resonable to get me rolling again until I have recovered enough for two handed riding. I busted my collar bone last week divebombing a hill on a touring bike and not paying enough attention. No bike in my fleet seems safe to ride for the forseeable future. I was thinking about getting a Lime for my recovery commuter since it possesses that valued flat foot tech the Electras brag about. I cannot drive my car and I am walking to work these days, have no ability to carry groceries home. $250 seems resonable to get me rolling again until I have recovered enough for two handed riding.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/02/19/trek-limedid-it-turn-out-to-be-sour/#comment-23226 Lisa Tue, 18 May 2010 16:29:03 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/02/19/trek-limedid-it-turn-out-to-be-sour/#comment-23226 My Lime is no lemon. I have ridden a Lime to work (when I can) for about 2 years. Rode a bike while a kid, and in college - at a time when "gears" were for rich folks. When I have tried to shift, invariably something goes wrong. With the Lime, I can enjoy my commute, the gears are adequate to help with the hills, and, as observed above, I arrive at work in a condition to cool down and change clothes without needing a shower. I'm not right; I'm not young. Not fat, but not ready to model for the bike wear ads. With my garment bag and briefcase over the back of my Lime, a good head and tail light, I'm fixed for many years. West Texas is a good place for Limes!! My Lime is no lemon. I have ridden a Lime to work (when I can) for about 2 years. Rode a bike while a kid, and in college – at a time when “gears” were for rich folks. When I have tried to shift, invariably something goes wrong. With the Lime, I can enjoy my commute, the gears are adequate to help with the hills, and, as observed above, I arrive at work in a condition to cool down and change clothes without needing a shower.

I’m not right; I’m not young. Not fat, but not ready to model for the bike wear ads. With my garment bag and briefcase over the back of my Lime, a good head and tail light, I’m fixed for many years. West Texas is a good place for Limes!!

]]> By: German http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/02/19/trek-limedid-it-turn-out-to-be-sour/#comment-22843 German Sun, 02 May 2010 01:06:15 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/02/19/trek-limedid-it-turn-out-to-be-sour/#comment-22843 I was a velodrome/road cyclist for a long time and let me tell you people the Trek Lime is an AWESOME bike. For those who say what's not to like about shifting gears, well let me remind you most people don't even know how to wear a helmet and it is clear they are overwhelmed with the 21 gear choices most mountains bikes have. So the Lime solved that paradigm, the problem is people think 21 gears is better than 3 gears but the truth is the Lime was perfect for most people, including me and again I used to ride 80-100 kms everyday. In the Trek Lime you just slow your pedaling cadence and the Lime knows it needs an easier gear, want to go faster, pedal accordingly and the Lime shifts to a faster gear (though it does not have gears per se, I can't figure out how Shimano did it), both my wife and I have a Lime and I can't think of a better bike to cruise around. Sorry to see it go away though. I was a velodrome/road cyclist for a long time and let me tell you people the Trek Lime is an AWESOME bike. For those who say what’s not to like about shifting gears, well let me remind you most people don’t even know how to wear a helmet and it is clear they are overwhelmed with the 21 gear choices most mountains bikes have.

So the Lime solved that paradigm, the problem is people think 21 gears is better than 3 gears but the truth is the Lime was perfect for most people, including me and again I used to ride 80-100 kms everyday. In the Trek Lime you just slow your pedaling cadence and the Lime knows it needs an easier gear, want to go faster, pedal accordingly and the Lime shifts to a faster gear (though it does not have gears per se, I can’t figure out how Shimano did it), both my wife and I have a Lime and I can’t think of a better bike to cruise around.

Sorry to see it go away though.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/02/19/trek-limedid-it-turn-out-to-be-sour/#comment-22816 Andrew Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:32:14 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/02/19/trek-limedid-it-turn-out-to-be-sour/#comment-22816 I have had two Trek Limes since they came out, for my wife and I. I really love the fact that it shifts automatically and the way the brakes work. I have gotten in better shape recently so I think I will eventually want something more advanced. My only real issues are it not downshifting exactly when it should and the number of gears overall. I just stop pedaling for a second and it will downshift for me. I would certainly pay more to get a bike this this with more gears so I can go uphill easier but it sounds like I am one of the only ones. It was a great concept and it is a great bike. As far as the flat issue goes, I have never had one, I believe the tires are made out of Kevlar. I have had two Trek Limes since they came out, for my wife and I. I really love the fact that it shifts automatically and the way the brakes work. I have gotten in better shape recently so I think I will eventually want something more advanced. My only real issues are it not downshifting exactly when it should and the number of gears overall. I just stop pedaling for a second and it will downshift for me. I would certainly pay more to get a bike this this with more gears so I can go uphill easier but it sounds like I am one of the only ones. It was a great concept and it is a great bike. As far as the flat issue goes, I have never had one, I believe the tires are made out of Kevlar.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/02/19/trek-limedid-it-turn-out-to-be-sour/#comment-22672 Jeff Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:19:59 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/02/19/trek-limedid-it-turn-out-to-be-sour/#comment-22672 As a cyclist who who has ridden everything from a Schwinn Sting Ray from the 1960's to a Giraffe (elevated unicycle with high seat) to today's commuter hybrids, I have to say I am very pleased with the Lime that I purchased the other day. I agree that it does have it's pros and cons. It cruises like a dream and the auto shifting is pretty cool. Even though I do agree with the input that I read about it shifting at inopportune times. (sometimes it downshifts a bit late going up a hill, leaving the rider to stand up and struggle a bit more to get up a hill), I take this in stride because I just use it as a casual, slow riding bike. I don't mind walking it up a steep hill if necessary because it's not the bike that I use for my commutes back and forth to work and I don't take it on long rides. If you think of it as just a casual bike, I think it's well worth the money even at $500 to $600. I was fortunate enough to get it at what is probably cost- $259.00. The black model. I'm excited to do my short slow rides on it; but my main concern is how I would ever repair a flat tire and how dependable all that automatic speed sensing and shifting mechanism is going to be in the long run. I doubt that I will attempt to fix the flats myself like I do with some of the other bikes I have owned. I don't want to mess with those hubs. I would be interested to hear feedback from someone who has had one for awhile on it's dependability and how difficult it may be to try to fix a flat for someone who has never done anything but simple mechanical work on bikes. As a cyclist who who has ridden everything from a Schwinn Sting Ray from the 1960′s to a Giraffe (elevated unicycle with high seat) to today’s commuter hybrids, I have to say I am very pleased with the Lime that I purchased the other day. I agree that it does have it’s pros and cons. It cruises like a dream and the auto shifting is pretty cool. Even though I do agree with the input that I read about it shifting at inopportune times. (sometimes it downshifts a bit late going up a hill, leaving the rider to stand up and struggle a bit more to get up a hill), I take this in stride because I just use it as a casual, slow riding bike. I don’t mind walking it up a steep hill if necessary because it’s not the bike that I use for my commutes back and forth to work and I don’t take it on long rides. If you think of it as just a casual bike, I think it’s well worth the money even at $500 to $600. I was fortunate enough to get it at what is probably cost- $259.00. The black model. I’m excited to do my short slow rides on it; but my main concern is how I would ever repair a flat tire and how dependable all that automatic speed sensing and shifting mechanism is going to be in the long run. I doubt that I will attempt to fix the flats myself like I do with some of the other bikes I have owned. I don’t want to mess with those hubs.

I would be interested to hear feedback from someone who has had one for awhile on it’s dependability and how difficult it may be to try to fix a flat for someone who has never done anything but simple mechanical work on bikes.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/02/19/trek-limedid-it-turn-out-to-be-sour/#comment-22664 Kathy Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:09:05 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/02/19/trek-limedid-it-turn-out-to-be-sour/#comment-22664 I just bought a Trek Lime Lite and love it. The seat is comfortable and riding is more much relaxing when I don't have to deal with the shifting. It was a good price as it is last year's model, and was the last one in town that was my size. I love it! I just bought a Trek Lime Lite and love it. The seat is comfortable and riding is more much relaxing when I don’t have to deal with the shifting. It was a good price as it is last year’s model, and was the last one in town that was my size. I love it!

]]> By: Larry http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/02/19/trek-limedid-it-turn-out-to-be-sour/#comment-20906 Larry Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:53:10 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/02/19/trek-limedid-it-turn-out-to-be-sour/#comment-20906 Well today I rode my Lime for the first time. I set the autoshift in the middle position. Guess what.... I really liked it. I may try a click to the left, counterclockwise, to speed up the shifting, but overall I really liked the riding experience. I think it will make a great commuter bike for me. I had to think about not peddling backwards because several times I applied the brakes without wanting to but that improved toward the end of the ride. Well today I rode my Lime for the first time. I set the autoshift in the middle position. Guess what…. I really liked it. I may try a click to the left, counterclockwise, to speed up the shifting, but overall I really liked the riding experience. I think it will make a great commuter bike for me. I had to think about not peddling backwards because several times I applied the brakes without wanting to but that improved toward the end of the ride.

]]> By: Larry http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/02/19/trek-limedid-it-turn-out-to-be-sour/#comment-20897 Larry Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:23:35 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/02/19/trek-limedid-it-turn-out-to-be-sour/#comment-20897 The Trek Lime uses a front dynamo which puts out 6 volts 2.4 watts. I am thinking about converting the auto shift to manual and using the front hub to power a headlight. I don't know if the autoshift unit would work properly with the added electrical load of a headlight but I may experiment. If it does not work correctly I could switch it to N while I ride with the headlight on, or replace the auto unit with a manual shifter. The Trek Lime uses a front dynamo which puts out 6 volts 2.4 watts. I am thinking about converting the auto shift to manual and using the front hub to power a headlight. I don’t know if the autoshift unit would work properly with the added electrical load of a headlight but I may experiment. If it does not work correctly I could switch it to N while I ride with the headlight on, or replace the auto unit with a manual shifter.

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