On The Road
$150 for the used bike (Craigslist, used as a prop on a TV show) and $180 for the front light, the horn, the rear blinking light, the rear-wheel rack, the black basket, a three-pronged bike wrench and a snake lock with two keys. My last bike was stolen; good to have one again.
No wonder that was used only as a prop, it looks so fragile it is about to fall apart. You can get a very sturdy mountain bike from Walmart for half that.
You can have your mountain bikes. Too heavy and tires are too thick. I’m not going off-pavement. This is an elegant Italian-style bike, and in my view quite sturdy. Looks nice, rides fine.
Very nice looking road bike. Looks like a compact crank — great for hills. Quite a good deal if you ask me. Good biking to you and watch out for the idiots on the road. Be sure and wear a rear view mirror on your helmet so you can keep an eye on what’s coming up, if you don’t already have one, that is.
That’s a real beauty and a bargain by the looks of it. CicLAvia is coming on April 10th you should really consider going on that ride. It’s a glorious way to experience the city.
Well, it does match your racing jacket. I will grant you that.
Looks good. You can ride it for a couple years, then remove the gears and sell to a hipster for $400; hipsters love their gearless fixed tracks for some pointless reason.
If you have any money left, maybe invest in some tan leather handlebar tape, and then a used camel saddle.
It has a few speeds — not gearless.
God, look at that goofy horn and that basket. I get it, I get it. Bikes are great for the environment, they’re great exercise, and they efficiently and quickly get you from point A to B. I get it. Bikes rock. But Christ on a pogo stick do they look dorky, and so do the people riding them.
Did the “Faith & Creativity: Get a Catholic MBA in Film Production” GoogleAd pay for that?
I can just see Jeff hitting that horn constantly as he rides down the sidewalk.
Last year on one of my monthly trips to Los Angeles the hotel manager loaned me his son’s mountain bike to get around. Screw it. After two near death experiences I’m back with the rental car.
Mark, fixies are not pointless. You clod.
Very nice bike! You should put the rear light on the basket. Where it is now it’ll be hard to see. I also hope you had it tuned. Those lever type gear changers are tricky. And since you hate shorts, get a chainguard or be forever untangling your pants from the crank gear.
Lose the horn. In my experience, it just makes people flinch and jump right into your path. Get a whistle, much better.
Anybody who would suggest a mountain bike doesn’t ride too long. You’ll be flying past them in this beauty.
Looks like Michael Bluth’s bike from Arrested Development. Is it?