2011 – 2010 BMW Cruise Bike
BMW is a well known luxury car company, and now will launch their new series for 2010 – 2011 bikes.
Available now is the 2011 BMW Cruise Bike, while resembling a hardtail MTB, but is made for your everyday commuting, or getting in some local exercising. The design of the Cruise Bike is like much of the BMW cars available, clean and futuristic. More importantly, they feature a suspension fork, cantilever brakes, and 24 speed Shimano Alivio derailleur. Comfort is achieved by a adjustable stem, allowing you to set it just right for your height.
Weird part is, BMW states on the website “BMW bikes cannot be sent outside Europe or to Norway, Spain and Switzerland.” So it seems like availability is really limited. Retail is € 869,00, with your choice of orange/white, blue/black and silver/white.
First time I road these bikes was at the Fairmont Resort. Being a causal bike rider at home I felt what a nice touch to get around the resort. When I mounted the bike and started to pedal, wow what a magnificent machine, much better ride and handling then my own bike at home. After using the bikes for 5 days I made it a point to buy cruise bike upon returning home. Its now been ten days since I purchased a BMW cruise bike, one of the best joys of my summer riding through the streets of Coronado CA, not to mention the quite rides along the waterfont of the San Diego Bay.
For 869 euro (it retails for about 1600 AUD here) I would expect something a little bit better than alivio, a cheap fork and cantilevers… Jeez, for that price you can get at least full deore (lx) drivetrain, hydraulic discs, and a step above entry-level fork. Some carbon roadies with tiagra or even 105 gear can be found on sale at that price!
Just bought one for 535 euro. More of a price I am comfortable with.