should we go outside, should we break some bread, are you interested

every once in a while we see something we can relate to. i related this site to my past weekend.


its done! i rushed it but it turned out great. it has several flaws to speak of but if you take some advice from the bike snob(its all in the details: screw your bike!) you will understand that its part of a necessary process. more on that to follow below.




so part of my love from this bike came from the fact that it was all black with white rims. i called it my devil bike or ghost bike. upon stripping the frame i found some great detail i couldnt bare to cover so i took the bike back to its roots. included some leather streamers, reflectors, and a new leather seat. it rides super fast and silky smooth. it not longer can have the name ghost or devil bike with the color combination so i will be open to suggestions.

i also am thinking of putting a metal basket on the front. i think it would take away from the look but since i took the rear basket off my cross bike i feel a need for a basket bike.




ok...i read that bike snob post a couple days ago. it couldnt have been more appropriate because i have been contemplating a new bike. there are bikes i have always wanted (track for instance) but i have not ran into the right one. this new bike i have been contemplating will be a 29er..... through all the hype of 29ers i have never truely wanted one. lately i have been riding more than ever. for the past year i have been riding SS rigid and i love it. with all the extra miles i have been getting pretty beat up. i know i do not want suspension. but i am thinking a rigid, geared 29er would be nice to ride every now and then. especially for races next year that i decide that gears would be better/more fun.

so i guess my decision comes down, mostly, to gears and not wheel size. if i make any decisions (most of you dont care) i will keep you posted. it would be custom and i almost 100% on who i would have build it. more later- or is it all just "diamond-encrusted gold fronts"