Originally Posted by Jimellow

I enjoy riding the Motobecane and would be content riding that for quite some time, but the tire issue has quickly become annoying; earlier today I was intending to ride for three hours or so, only to have the tire start rubbing, and me ultimately end up walking the bike home.

I wanted to bump this thread instead of starting a new one. If anyone has any thoughts or recommendations I would greatly appreciate it. Initially I did not intend to turn this thread into a bike/brand recommendation thread, but if I am going to consider buying a new bike, such information might end up being very worthwhile.