Whilst Trek and Specialized have only been treading water on their hybrid offerings for the last 5 years IMHO, Jamis has taken a leaf out of Giant's book and introduced what looks to me to be an awesome hybrid/urban bike offering.
Called the SEQUEL.
Now if this bike had been around when I purchased my Giant Toughroad, I suspect that I would have bought this bike by Jamis instead.
For me the bike has the following attributes that excite me:
https://www.jamisbikes.com/usa/sequel.html
- Jamis Size Specific Design frame geometry, Reynolds 520 double-butted chromoly main tubes
- 12mm thru axle front & rear
- 1x 10speed, 40T x 11-42 Cassette
- rack and fender mounts galore
- 450mm chainstay length in size 21" & 23", 445mm in 19", 440mm in 17", 435 in 15"
- 28lbs, with 47mm 650b tyres
- Lovely colour in "Desert Storm"
I often worry for the future of bike manufacturers who aren't part of the Big Four(Trek, Specialized, Giant, Cannondale), so when a smaller maker puts out what looks to be an awesome model like this, I want to push its barrow a bit.
