Once I introduced final week that George Plimpton’s Y-Foil was in the marketplace I had no concept I’d be competing with maybe the one bicycle in existence that’s much more culturally important:
Pee-wee’s bike is anticipated to fetch between $30-$60K:
I don’t know what’s crazier–paying $30K for Pee-wee’s bike, or paying $13K (sorry, $12,999.99) for a plastic Specialised:
In all probability the Specialised, for the reason that Pee-wee bike would possibly at the least maintain its worth. In the meantime, take a look at the depreciation on an S-Works:
It’s kind of superb how a lot bike you may get for therefore little for those who’re prepared to place up with the primitive expertise of the very current previous resembling mechanical drivetrains with solely 11 speeds and (shudder) rim brakes.
And extremely the additional again you go, the cheaper they get:
No pesky tariffs, and also you don’t even must plug them in to shift!
Superb.
Then with the cash you save you’ll be able to lastly take that dream trip to New York Metropolis, the place you’ll get caught on a tour bus that has collided with a NYPD visitors enforcement agent:
I didn’t witness the precise collision, however my guess is that the visitors enforcement agent and the tour bus driver had been racing to see who may block the bike lane first:
[Who else watches “The Last Of Us” and thinks about which bike they’d most like to have with them in a post-apocalyptic scenario?]
In moments like these you’re lucky to be on a bicycle since visitors instantly backs up for blocks in each course, however you need to even be additional vigilant as drivers will flip abruptly into your path as they desperately try and flee the visitors jam like they’re attempting to flee the Apocalypse:
As a lot as I’ve been having fun with my spring bicycle commutes I used to be fairly relieved this weekend to journey away from town as an alternative of into it:
And as a former skilled bike blogger turned semi-professional bike blogger now turned principally leisure bike blogger it’s recumbent upon me to supply the occasional product assessment, and I’m formally declaring my new tires implausible:
Actually the entire goddamn bike is implausible–so implausible I’m not permitting myself to make any extra modifications to it in any respect, regardless of (or actually due to) my predilection to tinker. The bike is so good proper now I solely want I had been in a position to bodily lock myself out of it fully (other than driving it, clearly), as a result of attempting to enhance it any additional could be to fly too near the solar, and naturally everyone knows what occurred to Icarus:
[Did Campagnolo seriously not read the story before naming a component group after Icarus?]
Actually, there needs to be a pre-packaged package for fool mechanics like me who’re unable to go away effectively sufficient alone, the identical means they’ve units for drunks that require them to move a breath take a look at to be able to begin their vehicles. Principally what I would like is a set of these theft-proof bolts, solely with no direct entry to the important thing:
If I do need to use the important thing I needs to be compelled to pay a minimal non-refundable charge of $500, which needs to be ample to at the least make me assume twice earlier than implementing some pointless change or, Lob forbid, “improve.”
Talking of Rivendell, I occurred to note the A. Homer Hilsen pre-sale opened yesterday:
As at all times I’ll subject my commonplace disclaimer that Rivendell didn’t ask me to say this, and I merely share it as a extremely happy Hilsen proprietor who was intrigued to see that the newest iteration is just not solely obtainable on this sensible inexperienced colour but additionally includes a pump peg on the seatstay:
I’m psychologically extra snug with conserving pumps beneath the highest tube, although when it’s time to hold my bike down the steps I do think about the deserves of alternate pump placement.
By the best way, for those who’re questioning what the distinction is between the Roadini and the Homer, the semi-official line from Rivendell is that it’s not a lot:
My very own Homer is a bit more totally different than my Roadini because it has 650b wheels, however now these are relegated to the smaller Homer sizes solely, so finally your determination may merely come all the way down to your private emotions about kickstand plates (the Roadini doesn’t have one and the Homer does) and whether or not or not you thoughts having to lean your bike towards indicators once you’re not driving it:
I made the straightforward selection and acquired one among every.
