We were quite taken by this affordable cruiser - Jack Luke / Immediate Media
The lugged head tube is rather lovely - Jack Luke / Immediate Media
You don't see cantilever brakes that often - Jack Luke / Immediate Media
The frame has all the mounts you could ever need - Jack Luke / Immediate Media
The bike is built around a three-speed Nexus hub - Jack Luke / Immediate Media
A chain guard should keep trousers looking clean - Jack Luke / Immediate Media
The leatherette contact points... - Jack Luke / Immediate Media
are optimised for comfort - Jack Luke / Immediate Media
This charming and very affordable blue commuter, the Adventure Double Shot, caught our eye this week at IceBike 2018, the annual in-house trade show from distributor Madison.
The bike is built around a three-speed Shimano Nexus internal gear hub, a nice silver crankset with a chain guard and cantilever brakes.
The bike is built around a three-speed Nexus hub - Jack Luke / Immediate Media
Canti’s may seem like an odd choice in 2018, with discs becoming almost ubiquitous on commuter bikes, but if set up correctly they’ll perform well enough and with great clearances too.
A chain guard should keep trousers looking clean - Jack Luke / Immediate MediaYou don't see cantilever brakes that often - Jack Luke / Immediate Media
The finishing kit definitely screams comfort rather than performance — the north road style bars, plush riveted saddle and chunky leatherette grips are about as plush as contact points get, and the the chunky 35mm wide tyres should go some way to smoothing out any road buzz.
The leatherette contact points... - Jack Luke / Immediate Media...are optimised for comfort - Jack Luke / Immediate Media
We didn’t have scales to hand, but using a calibrated elbow we can confirm that the steel bike weighs ‘not too much’.
The Double Shot is available for just £449, and with the addition of some mudguards this should make an ideal and very affordable year-round commuter.
The frame has all the mounts you could ever need - Jack Luke / Immediate MediaThe lugged head tube is rather lovely - Jack Luke / Immediate Media
Jack Luke is the digital editor at BikeRadar and has been utterly obsessed with riding and bike tech for his whole life.
Jack can primarily be found whizzing about at a moderate pace on his array of road bikes from his home in Bristol, but his greatest passion is for cycle touring, bikepacking and ill-advised gravel-flavoured long-distance hike-a-bike-peppered adventures. Jack is also interested in fixed-gear bikes, tandems and anything else that’s a wee bit weird.
With a near-encyclopedic knowledge of cycling tech – ranging from the most esoteric retro niche to the most cutting-edge modern kit – Jack takes pride in seeking out stories that would otherwise go unreported.
After years spent working in bike shops, and as a photography technician and tutor, Jack joined BikeRadar in 2016. He’s now responsible for shaping the overall output of BikeRadar, editing, planning and – when he gets the chance – writing content for the site.
Jack’s also a regular host on the BikeRadar YouTube channel and BikeRadar Podcast, and has contributed to articles for the Guardian and been a guest on BBC Radio Scotland.
Height: 181cm
Bike size: 56cm/Large
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