Till just lately, I used to be the proprietor of a funds singlespeed 29er:
Oh, wait, that was the costly customized singlespeed 29er. That is the funds 29er:
It’s arduous to maintain them straight. Or a minimum of it was. Now, after The Nice Bicycle Purge Of 2024, I now not personal both of them.
Do you know every part on this weblog is probably on the market? It’s true. That doesn’t imply I’ll truly half with it, however you’re welcome to make a suggestion 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 via:
However because it turned out he was additionally fairly taken with the funds singlespeed of all issues. I used to be a little bit stunned by this, and requested if we was positive he wouldn’t choose 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 reside 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 transferring, as a result of not solely has Nic attained the generic singlespeed mountain bike of his goals, 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 in reality 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 really one in every of a form. In actual fact, having a pair of Tan Tenovo handbuilt wheels is like having one in every of actor Pierce Brosnan’s work:
In each instances it’s not what we’re identified for, but we’re additionally not fairly as dangerous at it as you’d assume we’d be, even when the top result’s a little bit wonky and probably not as much as skilled requirements.*
By the way in which, I ought to observe that this bike is totally disc-ready, and on this case I believe Nic ought to contemplate making the conversion, since that approach the edges gained’t put on out and he can protect these uncommon round-ish treasures precisely as I constructed them eternally.
*[I’m being self-deprecating, unlike Brosnan’s painting those wheels turned out fucking great.]
Transferring on, Bicycling stories that Paris is a “cyclists’ paradise:”
Partially as a result of they’ve obtained over 100 streets closed to motorized vehicle 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 obtained to understand how additionally they minimize down the brake levers:
You don’t typically see that sense of proportionality and a focus to element outdoors of a Pierce Brosnan portray.
[Caption this.]
Lastly, additional to yesterday’s publish about rime breaks, a commenter identified that Ritchey continues to be promoting a motorcycle 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 in all probability for a similar purpose they gave it an built-in headset:
To avoid wasting 80 grams:
As well as, Ritchey’s proprietary cast and machined straight 1-1/8in head tube is 80g lighter than a typical head tube, in accordance with the model.
Additionally I’m fairly positive there’s an precise regulation towards placing downtube shifters on a motorcycle with an built-in headset.
