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After breaking my old single speed spring 2012, and with my bike being my #1 means of transportation, I figured it was time to invest in a commuting machine.

Fall 2012 update: 1000 miles in, I’ll offer up to the world my thoughts (I couldn’t find a good review myself back in Jan).

Eventually I settled on the Raleigh Furley, which met most of my criteria. I was looking for a steel/ti, road geometry, disc brake, belt drive, internal geared machine. This guy is cromoly, has perfect geometry for me, and disc brakes. It didn’t have a belt drive or internal gears, but as it turns out I don’t need the gears at all, and it’s cheaper than the belt drive options. Belt drives fall into the “fixing a null problem” category, since there’s just nothing wrong with a chain drive. I’ve dropped oil on it a couple times, but that’s it.

After 1000 miles, I’ve done hardly any maintenance. This thing’s a tank. Okay I’m not sure how much else I have to say. It’s get the job done, fast, and is super reliable. The brakes aren’t fantastic, but they work fine. And they work just as well in the rain.

Sometime between 2012 and 2024 I added an Alfine 8-speed hub, a full new wheelset.

2024 review: Still a great bike! Heavy as hell, but gets the job done.

Spent part of it's life as an ebike. As an ebike:

Back to carrying kids:

Seatpost seems welded to the frame at this point, I can't remove it. Haven't tried heat or PB Blaster yet.