Review Summary
The Critical Cycles Beaumont-7 Seven Speed Lady’s Urban City commuter bike has a retro look about it. It’s definitely designed to be comfortable with a soft cushioned seat and upright riding position. The price is set at a value which means it’s very affordable. The after sales support from the Critical Cycles team seems to be very good too with a customer help line. I love all the accessories that come with this bike too, it’s fully loaded and ready to go!
Price
The price for the Critical Cycles Beaumont-7 Seven Speed Lady’s Urban City commuter bike is pretty good. It’s around the middle for pricing but given all the accessories it comes with, you don’t need to consider purchasing anything else with the bike so it’s a great value from that perspective.
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Quality of the Components
The Critical Cycles Beaumont-7 Seven Speed Lady’s Urban City commuter bike components can be broken down into various areas that determine the quality. Each of these components can in isolation drop the overall rating for a bike review, simply because the weakest part may be the area which causes the bike overall to be lower quality, i.e. a low quality seat isn’t really an area for concern as opposed to low quality brakes or gears which make a bike unsafe or hard to use.
Frame: Thin hand-built steel frame with fixed fork.
Seat: Comfortable padded seat.
Pedals: Basic pedals.
Brakes: Standard linear pull brakes (clincher style). Nice and simple, just be careful if you’re riding downhill to keep your speed under control as you won’t be able to stop in a hurry with this brake configuration as opposed to other bikes with disc brakes.
Gears: 7 Speed grip shifters with Shimano drive train. It certainly keeps the aesthetics of the bike looking good and makes for smooth gear changes.
Wheel set: 29 Inch wheels – standard 700cx35 size. The tyres are Wanda brand so good quality and slightly wider making for more stable riding. The brand of tyre is also resilient against pot holes and uneven ground. The wheel rims and spokes are nice looking without taking away from the overall look for the bike.
Weight: 43 pounds or 19.5 kilograms
East & Costs for Maintenance
If you use the bike a lot, you’re bound to need to do maintenance at some point. That might be as simple as fixing a flat tyre, adjusting the gears or changing brake pads.
The Critical Cycles Beaumont-7 Seven Speed Lady’s Urban City commuter bike gets a good mark for ease and cost of maintenance. This is due to the fact that you’ll be able to do a lot of the work yourself. The wheels are able to be removed but only with a spanner so no changing without a toolkit if you’re out cycling. The seat can easily be adjusted, brake pads changed and with a bit of knowledge, you could even adjust the gears.
If any of the work is outside of your comfort zone, any bike shop will be able to do the maintenance for you due to the very common nature of the components and easy access to parts.
Comfort
The bike gets a good rating for comfort. With the comfy seat and nice upright position you should enjoy the ride. The fenders will protect you in wet conditions too so an extra mark for this too, plus a carrier if you want to put some extra luggage on the bike for your trip. There’s even built in reflectors and a bell to warn pedestrians or other cyclists if you’re coming up behind them.
Look
The Critical Cycles Beaumont-7 Seven Speed Lady’s Urban City commuter bike has a great retro look. The handle bars, fenders and the chain guard cover, all make for a very sharp looking old style. It’s just a great looking bike in every department if you’re looking for a retro commuter bike.
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