Till not too long ago, I used to be the proprietor of a price range singlespeed 29er:
Oh, wait, that was the costly customized singlespeed 29er. That is the price range 29er:
It’s laborious to maintain them straight. Or at the very least it was. Now, after The Nice Bicycle Purge Of 2024, I now not personal both of them.
Do you know the whole lot on this weblog is probably on the market? It’s true. That doesn’t imply I’ll really half with it, however you’re welcome to make a proposal on something you see right here–and that features the cat:
You by no means know, you would possibly get fortunate.
All of that is to say that again after I was assessing my holdings a reader reached out to me. Sadly, negotiations over the cat fell by means of:
However because it turned out he was additionally fairly taken with the price range singlespeed of all issues. I used to be slightly stunned by this, and requested if we was certain he wouldn’t want to work out a deal for its fancier counterpart, however the coronary heart desires what it desires, and now I’m happy to report the bike and its new proprietor live fortunately collectively in northern California:
[Nic from Nor-Cal]
As he has knowledgeable me, the bike’s playful nature has transported him again to his BMX days:
[Pic by Nic]
And I discover the entire thing extremely shifting, as a result of not solely has Nic attained the generic singlespeed mountain bike of his desires, however this humble bike conceived by me years in the past in deepest Brooklyn is now having fun with a second life and can now reside out the rest of its days roaming the huge terrain of the alternative coast:
[Another Nic pic]
And now that I give it some thought, this bike is the truth is extra unique than it appears, for Nic is rolling on the world’s solely remaining pair of Tan Tenovo handbuilt wheels nonetheless in existence, which makes this bike actually certainly one of a sort. The truth is, having a pair of Tan Tenovo handbuilt wheels is like having certainly one of actor Pierce Brosnan’s work:
In each circumstances it’s not what we’re identified for, but we’re additionally not fairly as unhealthy at it as you’d assume we’d be, even when the top result’s slightly wonky and not likely as much as skilled requirements.*
By the best way, I ought to notice that this bike is absolutely disc-ready, and on this case I believe Nic ought to think about making the conversion, since that manner the edges gained’t put on out and he can protect these uncommon round-ish treasures precisely as I constructed them without end.
*[I’m being self-deprecating, unlike Brosnan’s painting those wheels turned out fucking great.]
Transferring on, Bicycling reviews that Paris is a “cyclists’ paradise:”
Partially as a result of they’ve received over 100 streets closed to motorcar site visitors:
Although if that’s the case and there’s all this room for bikes then why do the cyclists of Paris nonetheless want to chop their bars down a lot?
[Spotted by a reader in Paris]
You’ve actually received to understand how in addition they minimize down the brake levers:
You don’t typically see that sense of proportionality and a focus to element exterior of a Pierce Brosnan portray.
[Caption this.]
Lastly, additional to yesterday’s publish about rime breaks, a commenter identified that Ritchey remains to be promoting a motorbike with rim-squeezers:
Which I point out as a result of the bickering about downtube shifters within the feedback on that BikeRadar is basic bike wankery:
As for why Ritchey didn’t embody downtube shifter bosses, I’m guessing it’s most likely for a similar purpose they gave it an built-in headset:
To save lots of 80 grams:
As well as, Ritchey’s proprietary cast and machined straight 1-1/8in head tube is 80g lighter than a regular head tube, in response to the model.
Additionally I’m fairly certain there’s an precise legislation in opposition to placing downtube shifters on a motorbike with an built-in headset.
