Cutting Edge

September, 2007

WITH BIKES, STYLE and comfort seldom mix. Case in point: that weird guy on the recumbent cruiser (there's one in every town). But with the Schlick Shark (from $2,489, schlickcycles.com), software engineer John Schlick injects the cushy cruiser with attitude, notably chopper handlebars, a long wheelbase, eight smooth gears and a prominent finlike seat post. The result is one of the most distinctive and easy-on-the-ass cycles we've ridden in years.

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