ever think about...
what bike you could do without, if it was ever stolen? cold hard fact...it happens all the time, hell, even to lance. he's the lucky one, and gets it back (but if he never did, i'm sure trek would have given him a new one); however we (the common people) are not so lucky.
well, i faced this question a few weeks ago. i was sent a letter for jury duty, and i didn't want to drive and park in downtown. so what bike to take that i would feel 'safe' that it would be left outside all day, and not be stolen, and if it was i wouldn't care as much. i thought about the fixie, but that's brand new, and so cool. i thought about the trek vw, but i've got too much money invested in that. then about my flat bar road bike, but that is really my wife's, and then i'd have to get her a new one.
so i sat down and built up this little ride. a trek twelve-twenty with downtube shifters. dia-comp all over the place, sram four.zero rear, one zero five front, ritchey/mavic wheelset (old school), ritchey headset, mich. tires, and some saddle. the mix of the front shifter, and rear derl. was fun to play with. the front shifter has a index and friction setting, so having it on the friction setting made it work with the rear derl. not a bad set up.
all parts were either given to me or taken off of other bikes. the only things that i paid for were the tires, tubes, and bar tape. not a bad set up for locking it up somewhere for a long time, and not really worrying about it.
although it does ride pretty nice (i have to really get use to down tube shifters), the frame really is small for me, toe overlap, and knees hitting the handlebar when i get out of the saddle and stomping on the pedals going up hill.
oh...i didn't get call for jury duty.
amitabha...
well, i faced this question a few weeks ago. i was sent a letter for jury duty, and i didn't want to drive and park in downtown. so what bike to take that i would feel 'safe' that it would be left outside all day, and not be stolen, and if it was i wouldn't care as much. i thought about the fixie, but that's brand new, and so cool. i thought about the trek vw, but i've got too much money invested in that. then about my flat bar road bike, but that is really my wife's, and then i'd have to get her a new one.
so i sat down and built up this little ride. a trek twelve-twenty with downtube shifters. dia-comp all over the place, sram four.zero rear, one zero five front, ritchey/mavic wheelset (old school), ritchey headset, mich. tires, and some saddle. the mix of the front shifter, and rear derl. was fun to play with. the front shifter has a index and friction setting, so having it on the friction setting made it work with the rear derl. not a bad set up.
all parts were either given to me or taken off of other bikes. the only things that i paid for were the tires, tubes, and bar tape. not a bad set up for locking it up somewhere for a long time, and not really worrying about it.
although it does ride pretty nice (i have to really get use to down tube shifters), the frame really is small for me, toe overlap, and knees hitting the handlebar when i get out of the saddle and stomping on the pedals going up hill.
oh...i didn't get call for jury duty.
amitabha...
posted by hamad at
Thursday, July 09, 2009
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