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Wrongbike(tm) continues to be my favorite bike in the stable. Until it isn’t. But it currently is.
I’ve been out of commission for a little while. After our Calistoga 09 trip, I really got little chance to get on two wheels that didn’t involve SUV dodges in my dodgy MINI. My wifebot(tm) is very pregnant (well, I guess pregnancy is a binary matter, but she’s very 9 months worth of pregnant) and has various appointments due to circumstances, several days a week, so I’ve been driving to help her get there and such, then having meetings on days I didn’t have that task, and then, randomly, hyperextended my diaphragm and was fairly limited in my mobility until literally a few days ago. So, as you can imagine, I’ve been hot to ride, and hot to ride wrongbike(tm).
The first possible day was two days ago. I was still in a lot of pain, and was gingerly stretching and seemed to be able to handle it, so despite the rain, I had to head out, even just around town, since wrongbike(tm) currently lives at work here in Marin. I waited until the rain reduced to a drizzle, and headed out.
Even in the wet, I loved it. It was tenuously slippery, and my balance was weak from my effed up torso, but I noodled around, then picked up a salad at a place around the corner. A guy came out, about 50 or so, and was obsessing over the bike, leaning up against the shop window, so we talked for awhile about it. Then I rolled back to the office, and have taken it out thrice since, though only short rides.
The pedals are these smooth platforms you’ve seen in the photos, which are perfect because you can clip on one side, but have a steady platform for pedaling in normal shoes, or in Habanaras in my case more frequently here. The riser position of the bars feels nice and mellow, and it’s just a dream bike.
Now, to tear it down and start over! [nah]
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Related posts:
- Bike Build Process Log: wrongBike – One Less Brake
- Bike Build Process Log: Wrongbike – Strip!
- Bike Build Process Log: Wrongbike – Portage
