Comments on: Spot Brand Hires Sky Yaeger http://www.bikecommuters.com/2010/07/12/spot-brand-hires-sky-yaeger/ Bike Your Drive! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:39:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Mike Myers http://www.bikecommuters.com/2010/07/12/spot-brand-hires-sky-yaeger/#comment-24683 Mike Myers Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:32:28 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=3967#comment-24683 Commuters? Heck, an internally geared hub and belt drive would be outstanding for most road cyclists, except racers. Reliability is good, and a Kevlar belt has to be stronger than a chain. I love my bikes, but if I could get a bike with sport road geometry and a hub/belt for a decent price, I'd be on it. No messy chain to deal with. No derailleur to get mangled in a crash. Seems like a win win situation to me. Commuters? Heck, an internally geared hub and belt drive would be outstanding for most road cyclists, except racers. Reliability is good, and a Kevlar belt has to be stronger than a chain.

I love my bikes, but if I could get a bike with sport road geometry and a hub/belt for a decent price, I’d be on it. No messy chain to deal with. No derailleur to get mangled in a crash. Seems like a win win situation to me.

]]> By: hartley231 http://www.bikecommuters.com/2010/07/12/spot-brand-hires-sky-yaeger/#comment-24543 hartley231 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:14:02 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=3967#comment-24543 Here is mine (the photo is actually my bike) from Stop Cycles. Really enjoying it and use it to commute from Brooklyn to Manhattan. http://stopcycles.com/Our_Rides/Entries/2009/11/15_Jane_%26_Jennys_Birthday_Trip.html I did a ton of research and the belt drives in addition to the Stop Proletariat when I was looking are: Trek - Soho Raleigh - Alley Way Globe - Live 3 Civia - Bryant Norco - Ceres Here is mine (the photo is actually my bike) from Stop Cycles. Really enjoying it and use it to commute from Brooklyn to Manhattan. http://stopcycles.com/Our_Rides/Entries/2009/11/15_Jane_%26_Jennys_Birthday_Trip.html

I did a ton of research and the belt drives in addition to the Stop Proletariat when I was looking are:
Trek – Soho
Raleigh – Alley Way
Globe – Live 3
Civia – Bryant
Norco – Ceres

]]> By: Ghost Rider http://www.bikecommuters.com/2010/07/12/spot-brand-hires-sky-yaeger/#comment-24539 Ghost Rider Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:43:57 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=3967#comment-24539 I'm with you, Harry...the technology's there and has been for a little while -- it just takes someone like Sky to put it all together into a package that resonates with commuters. And I'm sure it will be a winner when it is revealed. Maybe we'll even see some goodies like this at Interbike this year; if so, we'll be sure to report it and perhaps wheedle some test rides out of the companies involved. I’m with you, Harry…the technology’s there and has been for a little while — it just takes someone like Sky to put it all together into a package that resonates with commuters. And I’m sure it will be a winner when it is revealed. Maybe we’ll even see some goodies like this at Interbike this year; if so, we’ll be sure to report it and perhaps wheedle some test rides out of the companies involved.

]]> By: harry krishna http://www.bikecommuters.com/2010/07/12/spot-brand-hires-sky-yaeger/#comment-24527 harry krishna Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:50:28 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=3967#comment-24527 internal hub and belt drive would be great. but hurry - i'm getting old. internal hub and belt drive would be great. but hurry – i’m getting old.

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