My 3 Favorite Simple Bikes (and two new bikes that could replace them)
So, yes, it's Spring and that new bike fever is upon me. As you may know already, I grow more simple-minded simplicity-minded as I grow up. If you place a complicated thing and a simple thing in front of me, I will be drawn to the less complicated version 9 times out of 10. And this is especially true of things with wheels. By the way, I replaced both derailleurs and both shifters on my old mountain bike this weekend. And, well, um, ugh. It's needed repairs for a long time. But I've been putting it off. It's complicated. (Literally, the mountain bike is much more complicated than the ones you'll see below.) Here's what I've been riding while the mountain bike has been incapacitated: Favorite Bike 1: The Coaster-Brake Worksman Klunker (No Cables, No Levers, No Shifters) It's not complicated. See the klunker in action here The old klunker has no cables, no levers, and only one thing that needs adjusting - the chain. When I look over the handlebars all I...