walking upright » bike http://walking.alphex.com 42 0F CC FC B0 C3 50 D5 BE 38 37 B0 DD 9A CF 80 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:25:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 current geek item obsession : getting a new bicycle. http://walking.alphex.com/2008/07/28/current-geek-item-obsession-getting-a-new-bicycle/ http://walking.alphex.com/2008/07/28/current-geek-item-obsession-getting-a-new-bicycle/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:58:49 +0000 duran http://walking.alphex.com/?p=704 About 80% of the people I work with ride bicycles.
I own a motorcycle, but thats not nearly as useful for a quick zip across town.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not about to give up my SuperHawk… But when you just want to roll out, 10 blocks or so. its not as convenient.

I stopped riding 3-4 years ago, after a brutal 3 months of being bounced off the hood of taxi cabs and squished between parked cars and septa buses that don’t seem to notice anything around them. I think I got a flat tire, (which really isn’t that uncommon) and just never got it fixed. Then I bought a motorcycle…

This summer though it seems like everyones got a bike, or buying a bike, or I’m now hanging out with a crowd that has bikes, and they’re always wondering where my bike is… and … soo… now I’m geeking out and trying not to buy a Cannondale Capo, or a Bianchi Pista… and yeah, someone help me.

I mean, how fucking awesome does this look –> http://www.cannondale.com/bikes/08/cusa/model-8PR1.html

I guess I’m looking for a single speed, or maybe a 3 speed, bike… with at least one brake…
I’ll probably end up building it from parts… but yeah… I need to put the money down and just do it so I have something this end of the summer and fall to enjoy.

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