Pedal Strike

Yeah, okay, I can’t keep this secret.

I thought about trying, and then one day being like BAM! NEW BIKE! WHAAAAAAATTT! Buuuuut, that’s obviously not going to work out. I was probably the last one to see that, probably because I was busy jumping up and down and clapping my hands in glee. Because Erich had a box for me at the shop today.

He had to actually encourage me to pull this out and unwrap it. It’s unreal. I can’t believe that she’s mine.

And yes, it’s tiny: a 45cm track bike that takes 700cc wheels. The only one I could find that wouldn’t require a custom job [and oodles of money], and that I could comfortably stand over. The decals are coming off [sorry Terry, but I’m not too keen on advertising your website wherever I go], and it’s going to go through lots of changes.

And money. And time. When I mentioned how broke this bike was making me, the conversation inevitably turned to how pissed girlfriends might be if certain guys spent more money on their bikes. We unanimously came to the conclusion, however, that those expenses were almost always justified:

Jeremy: But girlfriends come and go…bikes will…

Me: Last you at least five years.

‘Nuff said.

Note: the $$$ Trek mountain bike behind my new frame. That thing is more bike than I could ever hope to own.

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