There are a lot of bikes that can fit to city bikes category like hybrid bikes, fixed gear bikes, singlespeed bikes and folding bikes. They can also be referred as urban bikes or commuter bikes. To put it simple all kind of bikes that suit well to urban terrain.
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City Bikes – Frame
Basic city bikes usually look like classic bikes that are equipped with wider road bike tyres and have mudguards, chain covers and a rear luggage carrier (rack). Most common frame model looks like a ladies bike frame – without the top tube for easy access. Sure there are many other frame models too and one of the other common ones is a hybrid bike frame.
City Bikes – Wheels
Wheels are usually little wider than road bike wheels and narrower than mountain bike wheels. This gives a city bike a good grip to the road and holes and dimples on the road do not feel as bad as they do when hitting them with a road bike. There kind of wheels will offer you a good and smooth riding experience which is nice when cycling around the city.
City Bikes – Components
City bikes do not need so many gears so the basic 3-5 geared hubs are quite common. These gears last long without any special maintenance and the best of all, the chains will stay on better that a cassette type of gearing in a bumpy city roads.
When the bike has hub gears it usually has a pedal brake too. Pedal brake is easy to use and effective enough in slower speeds.
