Get out the city- inspired Swobo Novak City Bike for across-town expeditions, and you’ll see the world surrounding you in brilliant clarity. Because an upright cycling position , the Swobo Novak enables you with power to see things formerly beyond your usual range of vision, while the subtle steel frame gluides over bad downtown roads. To keep you away from trouser- destroying oily chains , Swobo hooked the Novak up with a classy chainguard—and for the royal-commuter treatment, the Novack is delivered with fenders, a cargo rack, and a bottle-opener-equipped saddle for apres -voyage beverages.
Swobo’s bicycle product manager Sky Yaeger says of the Novak ” I tried for a modern re-thinking of the old school Raleigh three-speed “. Swobo zerode in on the draw of that bike, which stayed in it’s original form for nearly 30 years after World War II.
Representing the company ethos , Swobo’s creation cannot simply be desribed as a copy but an rethink with distinct spark of genius. The 700c-wheeled Swobo Novak is built on a steel frame comparable to the one used on the fixed-gear Swobo Sanchez, with a more road like geometry inspired by many of the bikes Yaeger designed during her 20 -year professional stint as Bianchi USA’s product manager.
The classic-look swept-back cruiser handlebar of the old Raleigh has been modernised with a punkish riser, and a whisper -quiet SRAM I-Motion three-speed internally geared hub replaces the Raleigh’s Sturmey Archer. Urban gestures include full fender and rear-rack eyelets, an antitheft front-hub skewer and a rear light incorporated into the seat post.
The Swobo Novak’s ride is sprightlier than that of those staid cruisers of years gone by . The handling is not for the faint hearted but it is quick; if this does not sound like it fits your needs try something more subdued, then Swobo’s Dixon is the one for you.
However the qualities I admire in the Novak are the simplicity  and zero-maintenance of the SRAM I-Motion 3-speed hub,  along  with the smooth ride of classic steel frames, combine them and Novak is the happy  result. The 700C wheel size delivers a nippy  ride with an urban   frame and fork style 
The internal 3 speed gear hub is really all you need for city journeys. Although the I-Motion cerates for you a tall jump from second to third, it makes your trips more fun. Most of the ride you can travel along gently in second 2nd gear boost it up to the “overdrive” gear if you are behind schedule. Just as styles make comebacks, so has the simple three-speed. With gas prices steadily increasing , it’s almost back to the 70′s again. You almost certainly don’t want out dated fashions to return, but as the Novak shows, a few items from the past can be updated quite nicely. However unlike the 1970′s we much more environmentaly aware as there is increasing concern regarding environmental polution caused in part by exhaust gases , especially in the downtown areas and the detremental effect these fumes are having on the quality of the air.
This is taking it’s toll on the health of the inner city population with a rise in reported chest and Asthma related conditions. Urban cycling therefore is a practice that can be pursued by many people not only as a practical and ecomonic means of city transport but also as a personal contribution to reducing global warming
