tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post1808631923468811937..comments2023-12-10T07:53:40.265-06:00Comments on KC Bike Commuting: Swobo Baxter: Day OneNoahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271155305943176738noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post-66268332704803797952009-12-11T18:53:27.710-06:002009-12-11T18:53:27.710-06:00The 32mm Vittoria Randonneur tires are what I'...The 32mm Vittoria Randonneur tires are what I've used on my flat-bar road bike through last winter and what there has been of this one. As you said, they've been amazing considering they are thin and "non-nubby." They don't slip nearly as much as I'd expect and they cut through "crunchy-snow" very well.Ronhttp://cyclecilious.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post-22823137910352280672009-12-11T10:11:39.486-06:002009-12-11T10:11:39.486-06:00I'm a rabid fan of Trekking handlebars. I'...I'm a rabid fan of Trekking handlebars. I've got them on my MTB bike, a set for my son for Christmas (shhh!) and a set in the closet for my next bike.BluesCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14131717718194330990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post-50663455592328640532009-12-11T09:28:43.699-06:002009-12-11T09:28:43.699-06:00I had made an assumption you got this as a frame, ...I had made an assumption you got this as a frame, not a complete bike spec-ed by the company. My mistake.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post-85181872880492028542009-12-11T08:28:09.218-06:002009-12-11T08:28:09.218-06:00Flip the stem and it will probably feel a whole lo...Flip the stem and it will probably feel a whole lot better...Nancyhttp://re-velo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post-49083328310406386982009-12-11T05:44:14.930-06:002009-12-11T05:44:14.930-06:00I have two bikes with racks on them I could move o...I have two bikes with racks on them I could move over to this, but I don't see with this bike's top tube length and other geometry features how it would work with a flat-bar. The pedals are a bit more forward than an MTB (but not as forward as my wife's Townie). <br /><br />This is a review bike, so I can probably accessorize it just find, but by the time you start talking about swapping handlebars on a brand new bike and that sort of thing, I think it's clear that you're probably trying to make a bike something it wasn't designed to be.Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15271155305943176738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post-91263832185583046882009-12-11T04:48:09.474-06:002009-12-11T04:48:09.474-06:00Is the build cast in stone? Or would you possibly...Is the build cast in stone? Or would you possibly be willing to alter the bar/stem combo? Along with racks and panniers, a different set up there might change your attitude about longer rides than 15 miles.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.com