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[Closed] Recommend me a singlespeed bike suitable for urban and light off road

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budget around £500ish.

I've been tasked with recommending a friend a bike with those specifications. Specialised Langster looks great, charge bikes too, anything else I should consider?


 
Posted : 03/10/2011 11:05 am
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head over to on-one - lots to choose from.

does he want drop or flat bars?


 
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Genesis day one?


 
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Thanks so far, not sure if he wants drop bar or flat, I'm guessing flat but he also complains about sore wrists/hands so maybe drop bar with their greater variety of hand positions. Bit mystified by On-One always fitting 170mm cranks to their urban bikes, he would definitely fit into the 175mm territory given his height.


 
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I thinkt he 170 thing is due to the flip-flop hub/fixie thing - (slightly) less likely to get a pedal strike with a shorterer crank.


 
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i recently bought a kona dew off here for these exact purposes. great bike so far & nice & cheap @ £120.


 
Posted : 03/10/2011 11:44 am