White Litening
Last night I snapped the rear seat-stay bridge on my bike’s frame. What this means is that the system of awesomely strong triangles that composed my bicycle has been reduced to a system of wet noodles and cheap chopsticks. Hopefully I can warranty the frame through Trek’s customer appeasement program, and get myself a new ride
In the mean time, I still need to get my pedal on. I took the time today to build up a rear wheel for my new old bike: a 1982 Atala with almost all Campagnolo ‘82 Super Record components intact powder coated blinding white. This vintage 10-speed was the bleeding edge of Italian racing technology a quarter of a century ago, and is one wicked sweet ride to this day. Lugged steel frames and friction shifting will never go out of style.
In contrast to the strict but fair 44x15t gearing of my fixed gear, the 10-speeds of the Atala make me feel like I have hollow bones. I will (less painfully) conquer mountains on this bike. I will explore the Pacific Northwest on this bike. I will grow hard on this bike. Amateur bike p0rn here.