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I bought this!
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Note: Yes, I am aware that I complain often about being poor, having to work two jobs and so on. However, let it be known that I traded my Haro Vector for it, sold another bike I'd rehabbed and scrimped and saved all year to fulfill my promise to myself. I promised myself I would get a new bike this year. A NEW bike, set up just for me exactly how I wanted it. If anyone wants the specs on it, here they are: http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/2008/road/fx/72fx/ Mine has some customizations on the handlebar set though, and also the seat. It's beautiful. And if you're not sure of the color it is sort of a champagne gold color.
Chances are there will be no real vacation for me this year. More like I'll have a staycation, and maybe I'll go ride my bike some places I have not been. I'm STILL taking my three day weekend next weekend. My Concorde is still a good bike, but in all honesty, for communting, (which I plan once I'm on full time at Job #1) it needed an overhaul and to make it just as I want it, parts that would have cost almost as much in cash as I paid for this bike after my trade in. So I think I came out the better end of the deal. The Concorde will stay with me as my trainer bike over the winter. When I start commuting, this bike will pay for itself inside a year.
What you're seeing that looks like a light on the handlebars is actually just the front reflector doing it's job with the flash. ^_^ I have not put my pannier rack on the bike yet. It's a 10 minute job, but I was busy working on getting that Kent Concordia I found up to snuff for Lexi. It's looking pretty good. It's really finished except for a minor adjustment on the rear derailleur. I think I can do that myself. We'll see. I may have to hop it down to the Village Cyclery and have John take a look at that too. I did all the rest of the conversion though. I think I can do this. Tomorrow I may post some pictures of that bike too, because even though it's a pretty old bike, it's completely overhauled and looks great.
Note: Yes, I am aware that I complain often about being poor, having to work two jobs and so on. However, let it be known that I traded my Haro Vector for it, sold another bike I'd rehabbed and scrimped and saved all year to fulfill my promise to myself. I promised myself I would get a new bike this year. A NEW bike, set up just for me exactly how I wanted it. If anyone wants the specs on it, here they are: http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/2008/road/fx/72fx/ Mine has some customizations on the handlebar set though, and also the seat. It's beautiful. And if you're not sure of the color it is sort of a champagne gold color.
Chances are there will be no real vacation for me this year. More like I'll have a staycation, and maybe I'll go ride my bike some places I have not been. I'm STILL taking my three day weekend next weekend. My Concorde is still a good bike, but in all honesty, for communting, (which I plan once I'm on full time at Job #1) it needed an overhaul and to make it just as I want it, parts that would have cost almost as much in cash as I paid for this bike after my trade in. So I think I came out the better end of the deal. The Concorde will stay with me as my trainer bike over the winter. When I start commuting, this bike will pay for itself inside a year.
What you're seeing that looks like a light on the handlebars is actually just the front reflector doing it's job with the flash. ^_^ I have not put my pannier rack on the bike yet. It's a 10 minute job, but I was busy working on getting that Kent Concordia I found up to snuff for Lexi. It's looking pretty good. It's really finished except for a minor adjustment on the rear derailleur. I think I can do that myself. We'll see. I may have to hop it down to the Village Cyclery and have John take a look at that too. I did all the rest of the conversion though. I think I can do this. Tomorrow I may post some pictures of that bike too, because even though it's a pretty old bike, it's completely overhauled and looks great.
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The Trek is lighter by at least a pound. I can pick it up with one hand easily. The gear ratio is more in tune with the kind of riding I do too.
I look at it this way. If I drive to work every day it's 16 miles round trip. That's 80 miles a week at 35 mpg (that's um... about 128km at 15 kmpl if I have the conversion right) I'm using about and gas is $3.50 per gallon, then I'll save $8 every week in gas just to and from work. The bike will more than pay for itself by the end of the cycling season next year. and actually, I saw some of these local freds commuting all through the winter last year in the very worst weather. I may need to invest in some good base layers for that.
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I know some people around here, too, who ride their bikes to/from work all year round. One guy only had to take transit two days last winter -- and we had a pretty snowy winter. So it's definitely doable. And think of all that fresh air! :-)