Originally Posted by
FlMTNdude
I like it! I don’t understand why you don’t see more chain guards in the US. But then here, bikes are not looked at for the most part as practical and to be used, but as recreation.
Thanks! I think you hit the nail on the head.
A recreational vehicle that's being used to ride as fast and hard as possible should logically be stripped of all non-necessary parts.
Whereas a bike used for transport needs to be as low-maintenance as possible without affecting ride quality too much.
Or better said in the case of the Dutch; it should stand up to ungodly amounts of abuse and still ride.
See my post about a
1985 consumer test of contemporary 3-speed models.
It is not uncommon to see pre-WWII bikes still being parked and used in public train stations. Heavy, single coaster brake but in all that time only the tyres have been replaced.
Came across this one last year.
