http://blog.adrianbischoff.com/2009/06/27/on-utilitarian-bikes/ all the cool kids... Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:28:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.adrianbischoff.com/2009/06/27/on-utilitarian-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-98483 adrian Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:53:14 +0000 http://blog.adrianbischoff.com/?p=1821#comment-98483 Well, it's single speed but it has a free wheel, so it's not fixed. In the long run having a free wheel makes for a better commuter bike anyway. Well, it’s single speed but it has a free wheel, so it’s not fixed. In the long run having a free wheel makes for a better commuter bike anyway.

]]> http://blog.adrianbischoff.com/2009/06/27/on-utilitarian-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-98482 Colin Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:40:55 +0000 http://blog.adrianbischoff.com/?p=1821#comment-98482 Oh, I missed that the Phoenix bike is single speed - you could market it as a fixie. Oh, I missed that the Phoenix bike is single speed – you could market it as a fixie.

]]> http://blog.adrianbischoff.com/2009/06/27/on-utilitarian-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-98481 Colin Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:40:05 +0000 http://blog.adrianbischoff.com/?p=1821#comment-98481 According to their website, their bikes are handmade. I guess that would be their justification for the price. Still, maybe you should start an import business importing the $75 bikes and open your store right next to theirs. You could charge $800 and still turn a tidy profit. According to their website, their bikes are handmade. I guess that would be their justification for the price. Still, maybe you should start an import business importing the $75 bikes and open your store right next to theirs. You could charge $800 and still turn a tidy profit.

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