Bicycle BICYCLE
Bicycle BICYCLE!
So after 10 years of faithful service I am officially retiring my Gary Fisher Kai Tai. We had some good times but now it is time for a change. Both rims are bent beyond repair and the crank-arm is so rounded out that it makes a sickening sound with every peddle. The brakes still provide adequate stopping power, barely. I would like to fix it up and ride it for another 10 years, but that would cost more than a new bike. So for no thanks for all the memory's.
The Kai Tai's replacement will be this.
Specilized HRXT2 It is kind of a sport tourer bike and while I still crave getting out there and having a fun run down a hill or riding a groomed piece of single track some where I am pretty sure my days of racing are over. Too bad but the Specialized will see most of its duty in ferrying me and Eric back and forth to home and the station.
Special thanks to Katu-san for hooking me up with a sweet deal and taking care to get all of the little things straightened out, like putting the brakes on American style [right to back & left to front] getting my old peddles and Erics seat put on. If your looking for a good deal on a bike in Japan/Tokyo and want some one who can speak English, and wont screw you around stop by cycle works in Kichijoji and check him out.
Finally EXTRA SPECIAL thanks to my little sister Mary. She broke me off a good chunk of her inheritance from my mom that I know she could have used for something else. Thanks Mary.
Coming soon my first ride and initial impressions of the new bike.
The Kai Tai's replacement will be this.
Specilized HRXT2 It is kind of a sport tourer bike and while I still crave getting out there and having a fun run down a hill or riding a groomed piece of single track some where I am pretty sure my days of racing are over. Too bad but the Specialized will see most of its duty in ferrying me and Eric back and forth to home and the station.
Special thanks to Katu-san for hooking me up with a sweet deal and taking care to get all of the little things straightened out, like putting the brakes on American style [right to back & left to front] getting my old peddles and Erics seat put on. If your looking for a good deal on a bike in Japan/Tokyo and want some one who can speak English, and wont screw you around stop by cycle works in Kichijoji and check him out.
Finally EXTRA SPECIAL thanks to my little sister Mary. She broke me off a good chunk of her inheritance from my mom that I know she could have used for something else. Thanks Mary.
Coming soon my first ride and initial impressions of the new bike.