(*Pic of my current beater for example)
Is there a clever name for the vintage 80’s/90’s road bike made single speed, cruiser bars.. (brooks saddle & fattest tires I can fit are my personal preference)..
a bit like “randonneur” style but essentially a city beater, commuter, no fuss, bar bike etc..
I’m in Philly, not much hills, so this has pretty much been my go-to for the past 25 yrs.
Just wondering if there is a cool name for the style? Or can we make one up?
by Burps_contributor
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r/xbiking maybe
“Alt-bar single speed” I think, is what it might be called.
If you flipped the bars over, it would be a “path racer.”
Very cool bike by the way, love the patina. Makes it clear the owner knows what he’s doing 🙂
My immediate reaction would be to call that kind of bike a roadster
One brake, freewheel, no locknut on the front brake caliper . . . make sure to practice your foot-braking skills
Haha took long enough for that call out. Yes this bike was just pulled out the basement and pieced together with work left to do, new front & back brakes coming soon. For now, though it could go relatively fast, I only cruise, not taking chances.
Hhmmm, a good name for this type of bike. I don’t know. Do you ride it like this? [https://imgur.com/a/SlNLAMt](https://imgur.com/a/SlNLAMt)
Hipster
The Wicked Witch