My shop has one of the new Hyland Civia bikes sitting in the window, and I have to say that it is one clever commuter.
The frame is aluminium with sliding, modular drop-outs and 135mm spacing. The sliding portion also mounts the fender mount (but not the rack mount) and has provision for a post mount disc brake (easier aligning of the caliper). The fork is carbon fiber with a post mount caliper mount as well.
The frame thus can easily mount a standard hub, a Shimano or SRAM internal hub, or the famed Rohloff 14-speed internal hub. Be prepared to pay…the Shimno Alfine equipped model seen here should just squeak under $2k. Expensive? Yes, but the component spec is absolutely first quality.
The hydraulic disc brakes and metal fenders are standouts.
You can also buy the frame/fork/dropout set for a little over a thousand bucks.
I think there is a typo here. The Civia Hyland with the Shimano Alfine gruppo has a MSRP of $1985. So, you could say “a shade under $2K”.
Is it the “Hyland Civia”…or the “Civia Hyland”?
Some good thoughts going into that design — you didn’t mention it, but the cable routing scheme is nice.
Still…pricewise, I’d rather move up or down….
WHOOOOOPS! that’s what happens when you try to change flat tires, ring the cash register, and do research at the same time.
1) It IS the Civia Hyland.
2) $3.3k is for the Rohloff version and $2k for the Alfine.
I have to say that on the dealer end, I’m not blown away by the margin on these bikes. If you the consumer get one of these bikes, know that you are getting a fantastic spec where no cheesy parts were added to give a little more profit to the dealer.
What about the NEW Breezer Finesse or the Uptown 8? www.breezerbikes.com
Both created by MTB Hall of Fame, Joe Breeze, and these bikes just seem to be piggy-backing on Joe’s ideas and creative thoughts. I’d much rather be riding on a Breezer as the German lighting system is amazing, and also features the Nexus Premium 8 speed hub which is much nicer than the regular Nexus. The new Finesse uses Alfine and disc brakes. The bikes look less crude and offer more sophistication and class.
Or Batavus … .
We get burned in N. America on Shimano parts. I am travelling in Japan and gagged when I saw that the Shimano Alfine hub is only $150, not $250. Japan’s Ikea, Mujirushi, carries a simple $400 chromoly city bike with the Alfine hub!
That’s the exchange rate — when I was in Maui, a shop owner told me that he sells full-price, high-end frames to Euros that come to visit, cause they’re like 1/2 off to them.