I got a 2nd bike yesterday, kind of on a whim. I've been thinking about getting a single speed for a while, just kind of for fun, and for misc errands and commuting and stuff around the city. I feel a little like I'm beating the crap out of my beautiful road bike using it as a commuting bike in NYC, plus it makes me really edgy to lock it up because I'm always paranoid someone's going to grab the wheels or something.
So anyways, on my ride on Sunday I broke a spoke on my road bike and the shop has to special order more, leaving my bike out of commission for at least a week. Seeing as this is kind of a week off between jobs for me and the weather is looking awesome, I figured I'd just get the single speed now so I can ride this week. I have a job now! I can buy things! It is awesome.
Sooooooo I ended up with the 2010 (2010?!?!?) Specalized Langster:
What's cool is that all the designs on the frame are just stickers that I can peel off, so I am considering:
- Peeling everything off and covering the bike with ski resort stickers.
- Peeling everything off, getting a pink chain, and putting on pink handlebar tape.
What's also cool is that it's got a flip-flop rear hub so I can go fixed or free depending on how hip I'm feeling on a given day. ;)
So far: super fun city bike! I love it.
So anyways, on my ride on Sunday I broke a spoke on my road bike and the shop has to special order more, leaving my bike out of commission for at least a week. Seeing as this is kind of a week off between jobs for me and the weather is looking awesome, I figured I'd just get the single speed now so I can ride this week. I have a job now! I can buy things! It is awesome.
Sooooooo I ended up with the 2010 (2010?!?!?) Specalized Langster:
What's cool is that all the designs on the frame are just stickers that I can peel off, so I am considering:
- Peeling everything off and covering the bike with ski resort stickers.
- Peeling everything off, getting a pink chain, and putting on pink handlebar tape.
What's also cool is that it's got a flip-flop rear hub so I can go fixed or free depending on how hip I'm feeling on a given day. ;)
So far: super fun city bike! I love it.