Greenwood breezer
05-05-22, 01:09 PM
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Greenwood breezer
Greenwood breezer, anyone ever heard of this bike, its posted in the Greensboro craigslist as a hybrid, has an interesting look to it, and as I'm looking for something a bit easier to mount and dismount was wondering in the quality of the bike, you don't see many big store bikes advertised as 24 speeds, they're usually all 21 or even less. Thanks
05-06-22, 01:31 PM
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From the looks of the photo from the listing, it's probably a Breezer Greenway. I recently bought a very similar bike, a '97 GT Vantara "ladies model" with basically a straight "top tube" from the head tube area to the rear axle area, with a support brace just forward of the exposed seat tube, just like that Breezer has. I find it to be very easy to mount -- I can lean the bike over just slightly and slide my near leg over the top tube, just in front of the seat.
If it's a legitimate Breezer, you can be confident of the quality. Breezers are built well and have a good reputation. This Greenway model looks like it has an aluminum frame. Most Breezers today use steel, but they do have a Midtown model that uses aluminum. Perhaps this Greenway is an older model. It has a Deore rear derailleur and a 3x8 drivetrain, which almost certainly indicates a freehub cassette rear hub.
For the price they're asking, I think that bike's a good value.
If it's a legitimate Breezer, you can be confident of the quality. Breezers are built well and have a good reputation. This Greenway model looks like it has an aluminum frame. Most Breezers today use steel, but they do have a Midtown model that uses aluminum. Perhaps this Greenway is an older model. It has a Deore rear derailleur and a 3x8 drivetrain, which almost certainly indicates a freehub cassette rear hub.
For the price they're asking, I think that bike's a good value.
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From the looks of the photo from the listing, it's probably a Breezer Greenway. I recently bought a very similar bike, a '97 GT Vantara "ladies model" with basically a straight "top tube" from the head tube area to the rear axle area, with a support brace just forward of the exposed seat tube, just like that Breezer has. I find it to be very easy to mount -- I can lean the bike over just slightly and slide my near leg over the top tube, just in front of the seat.
If it's a legitimate Breezer, you can be confident of the quality. Breezers are built well and have a good reputation. This Greenway model looks like it has an aluminum frame. Most Breezers today use steel, but they do have a Midtown model that uses aluminum. Perhaps this Greenway is an older model. It has a Deore rear derailleur and a 3x8 drivetrain, which almost certainly indicates a freehub cassette rear hub.
For the price they're asking, I think that bike's a good value.
If it's a legitimate Breezer, you can be confident of the quality. Breezers are built well and have a good reputation. This Greenway model looks like it has an aluminum frame. Most Breezers today use steel, but they do have a Midtown model that uses aluminum. Perhaps this Greenway is an older model. It has a Deore rear derailleur and a 3x8 drivetrain, which almost certainly indicates a freehub cassette rear hub.
For the price they're asking, I think that bike's a good value.
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From the looks of the photo from the listing, it's probably a Breezer Greenway. I recently bought a very similar bike, a '97 GT Vantara "ladies model" with basically a straight "top tube" from the head tube area to the rear axle area, with a support brace just forward of the exposed seat tube, just like that Breezer has. I find it to be very easy to mount -- I can lean the bike over just slightly and slide my near leg over the top tube, just in front of the seat.
If it's a legitimate Breezer, you can be confident of the quality. Breezers are built well and have a good reputation. This Greenway model looks like it has an aluminum frame. Most Breezers today use steel, but they do have a Midtown model that uses aluminum. Perhaps this Greenway is an older model. It has a Deore rear derailleur and a 3x8 drivetrain, which almost certainly indicates a freehub cassette rear hub.
For the price they're asking, I think that bike's a good value.
If it's a legitimate Breezer, you can be confident of the quality. Breezers are built well and have a good reputation. This Greenway model looks like it has an aluminum frame. Most Breezers today use steel, but they do have a Midtown model that uses aluminum. Perhaps this Greenway is an older model. It has a Deore rear derailleur and a 3x8 drivetrain, which almost certainly indicates a freehub cassette rear hub.
For the price they're asking, I think that bike's a good value.
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I'm not very familiar with the Alfine hubs. I'd like to try one, but I've never owned an internally geared bike. Unfortunately, I couldn't say whether an older hub like this is durable and worth the risk or not. Perhaps someone here who is more knowledgeable about them could help you on that. You might also try the Bicycle Mechanics subforum. There is bound to be handful of folks there with experience with those.
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Breezer is a good example of a small brand which many cyclists prefer over the big ones. Joe Breeze is a pioneer of MTBs and was always a "thinking man," his bikes show very thoughtful touches throughout, the best example is the famous Breezer dropout. Aside from being minimal in material, it allows for longer runs of round section tubing, which is part of his philosophy on how to achieve a smooth ride.
As a brand, the path has been quirky IMO; starting out with high-end steel MTBs, then switching gears to commuters when nobody cared about commuters (Lance era), and now back to a wider ferrous offering. The Greenwood is from the commuting era, and is a fairly low end bike, but is still a quality bike by a brand that never made junk.
I still have my 93 Breezer that I built from new and still love it. By far, one of my favorite bikes ever.
As a brand, the path has been quirky IMO; starting out with high-end steel MTBs, then switching gears to commuters when nobody cared about commuters (Lance era), and now back to a wider ferrous offering. The Greenwood is from the commuting era, and is a fairly low end bike, but is still a quality bike by a brand that never made junk.
I still have my 93 Breezer that I built from new and still love it. By far, one of my favorite bikes ever.
