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Saturday, January 5, 2008

New Year, New Ride

New ride

I've decided to simplify my commute with a fixed gear bike. This will be a dedicated commuter, so no more trashing racing bikes on slushy, sanded/salted streets. For a cheap bike, it seems like a decent ride - it's a steel frame, but is stripped down enough that it weighs roughly the same or less than my Ti bike.

I did swap out the 48T chainring for a 39T - might as well get some good spinning during my commute, plus riding up 8th south on the way home just will not happen with a 48. The dual brake set up appeals to the belt and suspenders engineer's mentality (front brake to save the day if the chain breaks, rear brake in case the front brake fails), and the geometry is virtually identical to my road bike.

Given my age and need to conduct myself with a sort of quiet dignity, I will not be riding in manpris, tattooing my calfs, sporting skinny jeans, or removing the brakes like the so called hipster messengers.

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