The Coasting revolution may be here. I got to take my first ride on a coasting bike today. One of our Trek Limes arrived today. You see when new stuff comes in I am like a kid in a candy store. It just so happens that my candy store is a bicycle store and I have the honor to work with something I love!
I thought this Coasting thing, might be as great as everyone said when my Mom came to me and said, “I want a Coasting bike.†Long story short is I have been trying to get my Mom on a new bike for over three years! I can’t stand to see her on an old steel mountain bike. Makes me completely cringe when I see it, especially with the access she has to all the great stuff I sell. With all of her questioning, her own research and a call to Trek she wants a Trek Lime.
How Coasting came to be:
Shimano hired a research group to find out why people did or didn’t ride a bike and what they wanted when they did ride a bike. So along came the Coasting bike. Check out this link for more information on how they arrived at the final product.
Needless to say it looks like they may have gotten it right. This bike is light, easy and fun to ride. I’m interested to see the other styles of coasting bike but my gut reaction is that the Coasting revolution may get would be non riders out on the bike.
Stay tuned for more. When Mom gets her coasting bike I’ll have her write a review for you.
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