You get plenty of acceleration from a stop, but you may need to work a little harder to maintain your pace at faster speeds. This is a cruiser bike though, so it’s not really that much of a concern. Front basket – The majority of women usually like to have a front basket. Usually, the basket is used for grocery transportation or to transport handbags, but still have them in sight.
Short test ride tonight and I’m happy with the comfort and ride. This is a cheaper cruiser, so there are some reasons why. The bike is on the heavy side, which will be a bit bothersome for a few riders. Carrying Schwinn Meridian this bike is a major pain, but that’s what you get with cheaper bikes, no way around it. The wheels themselves are made from alloy, and have additional spokes to prevent bending and add stability to your ride.
The Public C7 is also another lightweight and easy-to-ride cruiser bike. The look of the Public C7 is similar to the Nel Lusso cruiser with an upright riding position and a step-through Schwinn Meridian design. No part of that bike, right down to the frame itself, is designed for the stresses of traveling over 15mph. Sooner or later, it will break, in ways you’d never expect.
I could not get the lock nuts loose from the cones and mangled one of the dust covers in the process… I don’t think the dust cover is critical for holding things together but it does protect the balls from the outside world so it’s important. My local bike shops all tell me it’s okay to ride the bike in its current condition but I’m not too sure.
If you’re consistently hunched over, you will end up with a sore back. Similarly, having to reach up to hold the handles will give you sore upper arms. Take a look at the design of the handles when selecting your commuter bike to ensure you sit in a natural and comfortable position when holding on to them.
They have better mechanical advantage and stiffness than single pivot calipers, and they don’t have the inconsistent centering of single pivots. If you adjust them both to the same height on the rim, the short arm’s pad can wind up scraping on the tire as the pads wear. Engine mounting is solid with the universal front mount from SickBikeParts.com, so I think I’ll leave it mounted the way it is. I used scraps of an old intertube between the frame and engine mounts to cushion things – this makes engaging the rear mount nuts a bit tricky.