Islabikes Icons line for >65's
01-30-19, 09:00 AM
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Islabikes Icons line for >65's
Islabikes, known for their children's bicycles, have introduced a new line for over 65's called Icons: https://www.islabikes.co.uk/icons/
Joni – city bike (25lb)
Janis – road bike (21lb)
Jimi – mountain bike (22lb)
The three bikes share a wide-range 11-40t Sunrace cassette (more on their gearing), hydraulic disk brakes with adjustable reach levers, lightweight aluminum step through frames with carbon fork, twist grip shifters, and rims with a wider rim well section they claim makes it easier for hands that have lost some strength to remove tires
Joni – city bike (25lb)
Janis – road bike (21lb)
Jimi – mountain bike (22lb)
The three bikes share a wide-range 11-40t Sunrace cassette (more on their gearing), hydraulic disk brakes with adjustable reach levers, lightweight aluminum step through frames with carbon fork, twist grip shifters, and rims with a wider rim well section they claim makes it easier for hands that have lost some strength to remove tires
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01-30-19, 10:26 AM
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I could worry about all my bikes becoming unrideable on my 65th birthday. But I don't think I will.
Appropriate gearing? got it already. Capability for wide tires? ditto. A way to remove tight tires? tire irons on each bike. Problem solved 20 years ago.
Appropriate gearing? got it already. Capability for wide tires? ditto. A way to remove tight tires? tire irons on each bike. Problem solved 20 years ago.
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I just don't see these being a big sales hit; but, I'm not in the bike biz so what do I know. I'll say this, those bikes will hang upside down by the wheels in the garage just as good as any other bike.
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Nothing new from what I see.
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01-30-19, 02:33 PM
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Across the pond..
As I see, Priced in £ are you a customer-importer these, getting shipped from a shop in UK ?
never heard of the brand , but they likely get their stuff badged in a big OEM factory that sells to various importers choosing their own brand names..
When in England in the late 80's , & 91, the Small regional Shops making their own frames in the back of the storefront and selling them in the front,
was still hanging on .. now that's pretty well gone, even Former companies doing that , having shifted to selling internationally familiar brands, are folding..
...
never heard of the brand , but they likely get their stuff badged in a big OEM factory that sells to various importers choosing their own brand names..
When in England in the late 80's , & 91, the Small regional Shops making their own frames in the back of the storefront and selling them in the front,
was still hanging on .. now that's pretty well gone, even Former companies doing that , having shifted to selling internationally familiar brands, are folding..
...
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Nicely produced video 'Icons'. I hope they sell a ton of bikes.
Not for me, I cycled through my life and still throw a leg over the top tube or bars.
Not for me, I cycled through my life and still throw a leg over the top tube or bars.
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01-30-19, 03:10 PM
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As I see, Priced in £ are you a customer-importer these, getting shipped from a shop in UK?...When in England in the late 80's , & 91, the Small regional Shops making their own frames in the back of the storefront and selling them in the front, was still hanging on .. now that's pretty well gone....
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Interesting concept. Seem pretty well thought-out, but it would seem to be a niche market. Prices (in US dollars) range from $1,045 for the city bike to $1,570 for the road and "mountain" (really more of a hybrid). The city bike weighs about 25 pounds and the road bike weighs about 21.
My daughter has an Islabike. It's well-thought out for kids or small statured people. Hers was made in Vietnam. Whether the frame originated there I couldn't tell you. Fit, finish and build were excellent.
My daughter has an Islabike. It's well-thought out for kids or small statured people. Hers was made in Vietnam. Whether the frame originated there I couldn't tell you. Fit, finish and build were excellent.
01-30-19, 07:56 PM
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Step through frames are nothing new and available at your LBS. I don't see any product differentiation here. Doesn't make sense to me.
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01-31-19, 04:49 PM
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Those bikes aren't for me. I'm 74 and this is my favorite ride.
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02-02-19, 12:08 AM
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Will they allow someone younger than 65 to purchase one?
Trying to sell bikes to older people by reminding them they're old and probably can't ride a proper bike. Yeah, that will work
Trying to sell bikes to older people by reminding them they're old and probably can't ride a proper bike. Yeah, that will work
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I'm 65 in a couple months and I couldn't ride that mtb where I go on this. https://khsbicycles.com/bikes/2018-k...-6600-plus-18/
02-02-19, 11:47 AM
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The Janis "road bike" is "super lightweight" at "just 9.44 kg"....marketing BS. Sorry, my proper road bike is ~6 kg.
02-02-19, 12:24 PM
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I don't see anything that would make it appeal to '65-plus' riders. Looks like a run-of-the-mill flat bar bike with pretty pedestrian components including 8-speed cassette and lots of no-name parts.
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Jeremy Adams, 76, tries out the Islabikes Joni: ‘I can’t remember enjoying a bicycle so much.’Photograph: Shelly Morris/The GuardianIslabikes
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I question twist shifters being easier for those with grip issues.
I have had issues with my left thumb for years and it would get inflamed with mtb trigger shifters. I tried a grip shifter on the left. While it was marginally better, it didn’t eliminate the pain.
Ended up with an old Suntour thumb shifter that is large enough that I can easily shift with my palm (2x).
I have never used a twist shifter for index shifting the RD, but I’m not convinced it would be a panacea.
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I have had issues with my left thumb for years and it would get inflamed with mtb trigger shifters. I tried a grip shifter on the left. While it was marginally better, it didn’t eliminate the pain.
Ended up with an old Suntour thumb shifter that is large enough that I can easily shift with my palm (2x).
I have never used a twist shifter for index shifting the RD, but I’m not convinced it would be a panacea.
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Three year old thread. Nothing new here with these bikes but the marketing is smart.
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My answer for hard-to-install tires is the KoolStop bead jack. I won't leave home without one.
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I am not into wide-range 1X gearing, because the ratio steps are larger than the 6-7 percent I prefer and can easily obtain with half-step or 1.5step 2X or 3X (with granny) gearing. I love barcons on drop bars and thumb shifters on mountain bars, and I won't ride the latter without my perpendicular extensions, to give me a much-needed alternative hand position with neutral axial forearm rotation. When I ride my mountain bike, I spend far more time on the extensions than on the main bars. I also really like my 4-finger motorcycle-style Shimano brake levers that I can operate even from the bar extensions.
As far as I am concerned, I already have an "old folks" bike.
As far as I am concerned, I already have an "old folks" bike.
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
