Biria CitiClassic Series

Biria Classic i3 (top) and Sport i3 (bottom). All photos courtesy: www.biria.com

These 3-speeds from Biria's CitiClassic series go for about $615.

Biria is... different.  Biria produced the only shaft-driven bike that you will find on these pages. The flagship Biria model is the Easy Boarding, which looks like it's half bike, half scooter.  And Biria puts out a road bike with 20" wheels.

A few years ago, however, Biria noticed that American cities were actually putting in bike lanes, so they produced a really nice, functional city bike, which Joseph wrote about here. The CitiClassics are basically the same model, but look at all that sleek nickel chrome.  The CitiClassics come with fenders, chainguards, rear racks, and internal gear hubs.

Here are the specs for the Sport i3:

Frame: Chromoly and Hi-ten Steel Fork Steel Crown Rims Double wall aluminum Tires 700 x 35 Gear Shimano Nexus 3, free wheel, with grip shifter Stem Aluminum Handlebar Aluminum Brake Aluminum Tektro Caliper Standard Fenders, Aluminum rear rack, chain guard, kickstand Size and Color 46 cm (18"): Nickel Silver 55 cm (21.5"): Nickel Silver