Hi,
I live in chicago and currently ride a trek 7.3fx. I don't commute daily, but do use it to get around the city running errands and enjoying the lakefront, etc.
I'm 6'3" and 250ish
The past couple years i've developed some arthritis in my hands and wrists, and even the mild riding position on my current bike is becoming fairly uncomfortable for me.
After a bit of research I kind of narrowed it down to these two bikes:
priority bicycles – gotham edition
https://www.prioritybicycles.com/products/thegotham?variant=39639518314573
specialized roll 2.0
https://www.specialized.com/us/en/roll-20/p/216876?color=349801-216876&searchText=96122-8005
I really thought I was going to go with the Roll, but it may just not be the best city bike? Lot of comments about it being good for "riding around the neighborhood with your kids"
The GOTHAM may be better, but a bit leery not being able to try it out first.
I am not locked in to either of these bikes and would be open to any suggestions. Probably would like to keep it under $1000 but thats negotiable if some perfect bike for my needs would cost more.
I don't really have any other hard needs/wants besides less stress on my hands. Belt driven bikes seem interesting but not a requirement by any means and don't see a lot of them.
Thank you
by davepharos