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Old 03-12-20, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by mtb_addict

I have to ride down 3 levels of parking garage, and have to come down slow.

I can buy a brand new English-style singlespeed bike for only US$ 80.
They have either rod brakes or caliper brakes, to choose.
If the ramps in the parking garage are steep enough to make braking problematic, a single speed bike is going to be difficult to ride back up
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