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Ikea’s City Bike Hits U.S. Stores Next Month For $399
geek.com ^ | January 19, 2017 | Lee Mathews

Posted on 01/29/2017 4:13:08 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper

There’s a big new addition coming to Ikea stores next month. It’s not a piece of furniture, and it’s definitely not edible. It’s a city bike called Sladda.

(Excerpt) Read more at geek.com ...


TOPICS: Outdoors
KEYWORDS: cycling; ikea; urban
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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.

21 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))
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Belt drive

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22 posted on 01/29/2017 4:32:49 PM PST by deport
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Walmart.com $123.


23 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!)
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To: DouglasKC

For a decent ebike you could easily add a thousand dollars.


24 posted on 01/29/2017 4:33:08 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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To: CodeToad

Does it have auto speed shifting?


25 posted on 01/29/2017 4:34:28 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
I want a brake on both wheels...and a real chain.More than one gear would be nice too.
26 posted on 01/29/2017 4:34:30 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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To: CodeToad

I like the seat though.


27 posted on 01/29/2017 4:35:33 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

It’s an Obama bike.


28 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.)
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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.


29 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.)
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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).


30 posted on 01/29/2017 4:38:58 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Belt is made in Germany btw.


31 posted on 01/29/2017 4:40:06 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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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.


32 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!)
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To: CodeToad
Doubtful considering the many Walmart videos...
33 posted on 01/29/2017 4:44:28 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Nice comment.


34 posted on 01/29/2017 4:45:39 PM PST by TexasGator
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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.


35 posted on 01/29/2017 4:46:45 PM PST by TChad (Propagandists should not be treated like journalists.)
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To: TexasGator

Nice comment yourself.


36 posted on 01/29/2017 4:47:16 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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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.


37 posted on 01/29/2017 4:49:01 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: TChad

The bike automatically shifts gear according to the speed it is going.


38 posted on 01/29/2017 4:49:01 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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To: TChad
From reviews I read, the thing people say is fun about the bike is the auto gear shifting.

SRAM's AUTOMATIX two-speed hub

39 posted on 01/29/2017 4:58:55 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

You’ll be Sladda on your Assa when those screw and cam lock fasteners start coming apart at 20 mph.


40 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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