I've been thinking about this lately and I wonder what it is about bikes that compels us to try to finish building up a bike that we know we won't be riding for at least a month?
I've been working on the conversion of the Nitro niner into a single speed and ordered a Shimano Alfine chain tensioner that will allow me to create a 2x1. I want to run a 44t and a 32 t chain ring with a 15t cog. Conventional tensioners don't have enough range to account for the 12t difference and even though I have no intentions of riding the bike until at least march, I wanted it finished a week ago...
Just like I've been putting air into the front tire of my Gary Fisher even though I have no intentions of riding it until at least April...
So, any thoughts as to why we work so hard on bikes we have on intentions of using?
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why do i make a detour every day to my bike room to take a look at the steed...
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Nice Greg! I agree! I in fact do have others (not quite with the bling factor of yours however), a marinoni road bike, a trek soho commuter, and a peugeot single speed (new refurbish).
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