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| Civia Twin City 7-speed. Credit: Civia |
QBP (the Minnesota-based company that owns Civia, Surly, Salsa, and All-City, among other brands) has revamped Civia so that it now offers affordable steel bikes with racks, chainguards, fenders, wide tires, and internal gear hubs. The biggest change at Civia is the new affordability.
Civia previously stood out with its thoughtfully designed, lightweight all-purpose bikes such as the Loring and Hyland. While I'm sad to see the retirement of those high-end models (as well as Civia's really cool cycletruck, the Halsted) it's nice to see QBP's commitment to offering useful, affordable steel bikes. QBP describes Civia as "devoted to creating bicycle designs for everyday living." That's what we call "bikes for the rest of us."
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| Photo credit: Civia Cycles. |
Here are specs for the Twin City 7-speed Step-Through:
Frame: 4130 CroMoly steel with hi-tensile top tubes and welded rack
Fork: CroMoly 1" steerer
Brakes: Tektro linear pull, BR-530
Chainguard: Civia Twin City for 38 tooth
Cog: Shimano 21T
Fenders: Civia alloy, 35mm max tire width
Handlebar: 24.5 diameter, 560 mm width
Hub (rear): 7-speed Nexus SG-7R50, 32H
Kickstand: 2-legged stand
Rack (front): Civia Market
Saddle: Civia sprung with steel rails
Shifter: Nexus Revo shifter
Tires: Kenda Kwest 700 x 35mm
2 comments:
They used to have a unique line-up which really offered some cool bikes to the US market. Now they are Linus/Public of the midwest. Nothing really wrong with that: good, solid bikes with fenders and racks. Too bad those cool, unique offerings did not sell well enough to be sustainable.
No dynamo yet, but a man can dream....
Edwin, I agree. The bike market is poorer without those cool bikes. OTOH, I give QBP credit for not doing away with Civia altogether. We'll see how these more basic steel models do in the market.
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