Hello blogosphere/cyclists/family members who don’t care about bikes really but have to read this out of familial duty (hey mom!)/and most importantly soon to be Panda Bike Owners. My name is Mark and I am one of the three guys that founded Panda Bikes. I thought I ought to introduce myself before writing about our bikes. I have been a bike enthusiast for about as long as I can remember. I get it from my Dad, who used to take me out for rides on the back of his Le Jeune in a bike seat with a bell but no helmet. In retrospect I can’t believe my mom let him do that. In the years since, I have continued to ride as much as possible and have damaged various body parts to prove it. Today, my fiance and I live in DC and keep six bikes around the apartment (in accordance with my dearly held belief that the optimum number of bikes =n+1 whereas n is the number of bikes you currently own).
Over the coming weeks I’ll be writing about different aspects of The One and The Natural. Today,The Natural and coaster brakes! Almost anyone reading this will remember back in the day when they first learned how to ride a bike (in my case a black “bmx” bike), you could coast but if put any back pressure on the peddles it acted as a brake. You could make really long skid marks by going fast and locking up the back wheel. After a while, I got a new bike that had caliper brakes and quit thinking about coaster brakes. When we started conceptualizing The Natural, I got to thinking about coaster brakes and did some research. It turns out that the coaster brake is near ideal for a commuter bike. It is very nearly maintenance free, it works in all weather conditions, and the lack of cables make the bike look cool.
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