Colleges are closed for Midwinter Recess and which means this weblog is simply too. Nevertheless, since 2024 is The 12 months Of Paring Down, I’m profiting from the downtime to stock and assess my velocipedal holdings as they at present stand. So between Monday and Friday I’ll make an intensive accounting of all my bicycles, not together with those belonging to different members of my fast household, or components and frames stuffed deep in a storage unit, which is to say it received’t be very thorough in any respect. However, it is going to be a kind of full image of all fully-assembled bicycles at present owned, operated, and often ridden by me. It will permit me to find out whether or not or not I have to proceed divesting or buying because the case could also be, and is fully for my very own edification. So whilst you’re welcome to learn and remark don’t count on to be entertained, although actually you shouldn’t expect that anyway.
See you again right here Monday, February twenty sixth.
I Love You,
–Tan Tenovo
1982 Nishiki Cervino
Use: Highway rides
Garments: Bikey, wooly
Miscellaneous notes: At the very least 75% of the time Paul from Traditional Cycle sends me a motorcycle to attempt I find yourself falling for it. I fell for the Cervino as a result of it’s such a stupendous instance of a traditional street bike, and regardless of the tall gearing it’s very snug and a pleasure to journey. It’s the one bike I preserve inside my precise residence, and whereas I’m liable to decide on it any day of the week it’s my favourite bike for a Sunday journey. The Sunday street journey is an act of devotion, and to don the standard Fredly vestments and lash my toes to the pedals simply as generations of cyclists have performed earlier than me makes me really feel at peace with myself and at one with biking dorkdom.
The Faggin
Use: Highway Rides
Garments: Bikey
Miscellaneous notes: If using the Cervino is a ritualistic act of communion, then using the Faggin could be very a lot a cosmopolitan, carnal affair, like indulging in wealthy food and drinks and all that comes with it. Don’t let the pink paint idiot you; this factor is a race bike, and with the lengthy and low cockpit it actually acts like one. Just like the Cervino it’s additionally a traditional, however not like the Cervino it’s nicked and dented, with little rust spots and a hodge-podge of parts from deep within the components bin. Two sides of the identical coin, yin and yang, the angel and the satan on every shoulder, Abbott and Costello, yadda yadda.
General I believe the paring down went fairly good!
