wait, is the Sequel just a slightly more on-trend Coda?
I’m not mad at that.
Looks it
The sequel is priced too high for true normies bike territory. The answer is actually a terrible old hybrid from Craigslist.
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I think the Coda is still the answer
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Coda is so cheap!
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It’s a really nice dew.
Wife’s cousin is looking for a bike to ride around with kids. The base price coda or dew is too much for them several times over. I guess normies have no idea what bikes cost. Let’s see, you can buy a new bike that will work fine for years and cost not much to maintain or an old bike that’s cheap and that is probably gonna need $150 in work, if you’re lucky, and which will never be as good as a base model coda or dew.
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my old boss used to say all bikes cost $400. some cost more but all bikes cost $400
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Norco Indie is a better made Dew. Good luck finding one though.
The $729 version with wet brakes and a 46/30 crank is especially impressive.
All the bottle bosses are welded rather than rivnuts. Internal routing is very clean. Headset is a semi-sealed ZS44. Reflective details all over the frame.
Only significant drawback is the slightly small stock tires. But it’s a 650b bike with ample clearance to go up to a 50mm tire.
Sold a bunch of both this year. I’d always recommend the Indie 2 if budget works.
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Ok, I have a buddy who is 6’3 and wants a bike for kid hauling/commuting and possibly some -what are we calling pukebacking now-. Who is making a 61(?) gravel tourer that can handle things
Literally any bike Surly makes. Drop bars? Straggler or Midnight Special. Or the Bridge Club for alt bars.
have you ever actually pedaled a bridge club? this close to ignoring myself and buying a frameset for normie but not normie purposes
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The bridge club looks like the nicest current surly to me. Clean and simple disc frame.
Is this XL going to fit someone that is 6’3
Clearly he needs a rivendell.
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Riv fit guide, the number after 6’ indicates number of top tubes
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Are we just looking at steel?
Salsa Vaya in 59.5, Norco Search XR S in 60.5, maybe the Niner RLT in 59 or 62.
I’m probably not the best judge for sizing. I’m 6’2" and ride a 56-67.
Yeah doesn’t everybody make this bike? 6’3" is like a normal XL height. Gravel tourer that also pukepacks/kid hauls/commutes is like every big tire pavement bike that isn’t racy.
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Yeah, when I was looking 3 years ago, it was still pretty niche. Now, everyone has a fat tire roadie, it seems.
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