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Ikea’s City Bike Hits U.S. Stores Next Month For $399
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| January 19, 2017
| Lee Mathews
Posted on 01/29/2017 4:13:08 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper
I think I will stick with the $20 bike I got at a garage sale.
If I am going to plop down that much it had better have a motor.
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posted on
01/29/2017 4:32:31 PM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles! (pink bow))
To: Berlin_Freeper
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posted on
01/29/2017 4:32:49 PM PST
by
deport
To: Berlin_Freeper
Walmart.com $123.
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posted on
01/29/2017 4:33:05 PM PST
by
CodeToad
(If it weren't for physics and law enforcement, I'd be unstoppable!)
To: DouglasKC
For a decent ebike you could easily add a thousand dollars.
To: CodeToad
Does it have auto speed shifting?
To: Berlin_Freeper
I want a brake on both wheels...and a real chain.More than one gear would be nice too.
To: CodeToad
To: Berlin_Freeper
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posted on
01/29/2017 4:36:50 PM PST
by
CincyRichieRich
(Drain the swamp. Build the wall. Open the Pizzagate. I refuse to inhabit any safe space.)
To: DouglasKC
You haven’t looked at bikes for a long, long time, have you?
Several experts (a co-worker’s husband being one, agreed) state you can get a good, solid pleasure bike for the $300-400 range. Cheaper is cheap, more is for specialists dead serious about road commuting.
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posted on
01/29/2017 4:37:56 PM PST
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
To: Gay State Conservative
Has brakes on both wheels, two speeds and to take care of the belt - you splash some water on it (never needs grease).
To: Berlin_Freeper
Belt is made in Germany btw.
To: Berlin_Freeper
“Does it have auto speed shifting?”
Nope. The people buying bikes at Wal-Mart are smarter than the average IKEA shopper and can shift their bike if needed.
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posted on
01/29/2017 4:40:42 PM PST
by
CodeToad
(If it weren't for physics and law enforcement, I'd be unstoppable!)
To: CodeToad
Doubtful considering the many Walmart videos...
To: Berlin_Freeper
To: Berlin_Freeper
This is a build-it-yourself bike. At 33 lbs. the 26” version is not exactly lightweight. The frame is aluminum. The bike has a front disk brake and rear coaster brake. It has a “two-speed automatic” gear shifter, whatever that means. I did not find any reference to the total number of gears available, but I hope it is more than two.
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posted on
01/29/2017 4:46:45 PM PST
by
TChad
(Propagandists should not be treated like journalists.)
To: TexasGator
To: Berlin_Freeper
Maybe I am not fluent in diagram, but I have never been able to assemble something from Ikea in the time they say.
To: TChad
The bike automatically shifts gear according to the speed it is going.
To: TChad
To: Berlin_Freeper
You’ll be Sladda on your Assa when those screw and cam lock fasteners start coming apart at 20 mph.
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posted on
01/29/2017 4:59:05 PM PST
by
beelzepug
(Anybody I attack may rest assured it's personal!)
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