Advice needed: nice city bike

[FlashUNC]

Speedvagen does a townie. I think Comotion does a belt drive townie.

Lots of options. World is your upright oyster.

[Clean39T]

I'll add that the Black Mountain Cycles Road Plus has a LOT of stack - and is designed for fat tires. Combine that with a Specialized CGR seatpost and one of those fancy shock-absorbing stems that came out not too long ago, and I think you'll be in heaven..

[harlond]

Kinda sounds like my Velo-Orange Polyvalent with a Nitto Periscopa stem (I think) and Milan handlebars and a 650b IGH rear wheel with Grand Bois Hetre tires. Pretty upright position, pretty versatile frame. I don't ride it very fast, but you probably could.

[charliedid]

Sorry for the pain Ari

How about a Shinola?

https://www.shinola.com/mens/bicycle...l-bicycle.html

How upright do you need to be? I'd look hard at bikes designed for this position vs converting something.

Hope you figure it out.

[DRZRM]

Ok, you'll think I'm messing with you like when I suggested a recumbant, but the Rivendale Cheviolet mixte looks kind of cool. http://josette-the-voice-within.blog...eview.html?m=1

Or alternately, the Jones Space bike would be better on trails, and it seems like you can get all sorts of upright on it, especially with one of his bars.

Or, there's that recumbent waiting for you. I'll buy you a helmet mirror.

[uber]

If you are a fan of Speedvagen, maybe a discussion with Sacha about an Urban Racer or one of his other creations with the geometry you need?f

[blakcloud]

Without spending mega dollars have a look at the Priority 600.

Production frame with a Pinion gear box and belt drive. It has an upright riding position and you could always change the bars to something with a little more pull back.

If you end up liking it, then it might be a model for a custom, but at least you will know what works and what doesn't.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by akelman

As some of you know, my back is thrashed. I have three herniated discs, and I'm eager to avoid more spinal surgery. For what it's worth, my surgeon agrees with me. Anyway, I'm not looking for medical advice; I want to talk bikes.

I'm not likely to be able to ride a road bike again any time soon. Given that, I've sold three of my bikes and will, if I ever get motivated, put the Speedvagen up on the block as well. In the meantime, this past weekend, I took my younger son up to Vancouver. When the weather is good, there's no more beautiful city in North America. We rented city bikes for two days, and my back held up okay.

So, that got me thinking: does someone make a really nice city bike that would allow me to ride in a pretty upright position? A bike that can take reasonably wide tires, can ride road or packed dirt equally comfortably, has an internal hub (perhaps), belt drive (not at all sure this is necessary), and is definitely fast enough that I could keep up with my riding buddies if they decide to go out for a very slow and very chatty ride? Does that bike exist? Or am I just dreaming about a unicorn?

Thanks for any suggestions you might have.

Linus or Public..sold both, good bikes.
https://www.linusbike.com/collections/bikes

https://publicbikes.com/collections/...category_adult