Bought this from fellow hubber FlashJordan. Another great deal, bike is basically brand new. This is my transport here around town. People are driving me nuts - everyone wants to buy it. Not. For. Sale.
Was in Centurion today, and popped in at The Bicycle Company, just to kill some time <cough>. They had 50% off on gloves, so I got some (R250 for these, not bad!)
That's exactly right. It is your bike. Do what you want. Just like my bike is mine and I do whatever I want with it. Why I do what I do is irrelevant. What I do see on these and other boards, is the fashion police being presciptive. You must do this. Why did you do that. Feckit, it's my bike. I'll do whatever I want???????? silly buggers????
Because there are places where I need to carry my bike (over my shoulder, through the frame). Water bottles are in the way. Besides, my 3L Camelbak Mule is more than sufficient, and I don't have to suck down dust and grime.
Thanks Ben. I also thought they were making the bike look somewhat odd. So this morning I ripped e'm off and decided to MTFU and ride. The main reason apart from the oddball look was the inherent danger - they tried to kill me on the single track at Tranquilitas on Sunday. V12man warned me about this, and low and behold, the left hand bar end almost succeeded. Ride on!
After a lot of hence and forth, getting a new frame, removing all kinds of odds and ends (bar ends, water bottle cages etc.), here's my bike in it's "final" <cough> form. (Now I need to sit on my hands, take a deep breath, and leave well enough alone... and just ride the thing.)
When I bought my Brooks B-17 Narrow, it was a toss-up between that and the C-17. I still wonder if I shouldn't have bought the latter... but on real long rides (100km+) the B-17 has been super comfy. The C-17 looks nicer though
On my next SS my crank, chainring, seatpost, stem, bars and brake levers (all Ritchey btw) will be silver. Wheelset and saddle will remain black. I don't think "Gold Member wannabe" at all. More classic old school IMHO.
