I've had this bike for a few years now and it's been used as a year round urban commuter/grocery getter/school bus. It's used almost every day.
I've swapped out a few things over the years and the goal has always been to use cheap but durable parts since it's often used in rain/snow/salt, parked outside of bars etc.
It's heavy as hell but so far it's never let me down and it seems noone wants to steal it. In fact it's so reliable that I had to get another bike (miyata) to tinker on.
The orange paracord is used to pull my kids on their sled.
by larstomato