New old bike
Ever since my old bike (a ‘99 Rocky Mountain Hammer Race) was stolen earlier this year, I’ve been extra-paranoid about its replacement. I love riding my Devinci Sydney, but the thought of locking it up somewhere and coming back to find it gone is too much to bear. Losing the Hammer was traumatic enough.
As a result, I’ve ended up biking far less than I should. So this weekend I picked up an old beat up road bike at Our Community Bikes. Its a really neat bike shop that recycles old bikes and parts. You can rent a work stand and their full range of tools for $5/hour - not a bad deal!
My “new old” bike is nothing pretty to look at. But used 62cm Bianchi frames aren’t easy to come by. The bike fits me pretty well and it handles quite nicely. Once I get the hang of the downtube shifters I’ll be tearing up the pavement in no time…