Back when I lived in Brazil I used to ride a Dahon Matrix Which I got for a good deal, has pretty decent components and has the plus of being folding. I lived in a crazy hilly place and the gear range was more than enough to handle anything. And it was pretty fast when I needed it to. It could withstand crazy rains without…
That clicking and clacking is called shifting. It's used when you need to change from climbing to not spinning out on a downhill. You will want gears in Seattle Oxy. Looks like an awesome bike for what you want to do. Front fork will be nice as well for around here and I think we salt the roads maybe once a winter.…
I own two bikes atm and am putting off with buying too many new ones, I swear by hardtail mountainbikes for an all around best ride. For mine I ride with slick tires most year round untill winter, either tiny nops for frost or bigger nobs in the snow. (Do mind that snow will kill your bike if you dont clean it right after,…