A new member of the family
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Tonight I got a new (used) bike! Freddy Mercury has been showing his age and, let’s face it, was never meant for heavy duty commuting. He is a fancy Italian bike who was meant to be pampered and raced and kept away from heavy U-locks and parking meters and sleeting days and rear racks. Unfortunately, all of these things have been thrust upon him for the last year and a half. This has caused endless paint chips, rust spots, dinged components, and more.
I am always on the lookout for a new ride, but with the financial situation, I am never really looking. Yesterday I got an email from our friend, The Bike Guy, with an offer I couldn’t refuse. A Trek 2000 with Dura ace components and aluminum frame all for an extremely reasonable price. I looked at the budget, worked out a payment plan and made plans to test ride. On the way over, my wonderful Abuelita called and said they wanted to give me my Christmas present early…and it happened to be exactly what this bike cost!
It was meant to be. The bike isn’t pretty, but will be a great commuter bike. Changing to some better wheels that I have laying around and putting my Brooks saddle on will be all he (or she) needs.
Now I just need to figure out a good name. Suggestions, dear Bike Skirt readers?
Bucephalus! Alexander the Great’s horse.
“Raider” for some reason, this name comes to mind. That used to be a name of one of my horses, bright red chestnut with a white blaze and socks.
or “Traveller” name of Robert E Lee’s grey horse.
Have fun choosing a name! I currently have a Sally, a Robbie and a Myles.
Congrats! Hm, I’m not good with names. Maybe something like Sally (Sal). That’s sorta uni-sex but with a strong female tilt
i’d also look into compact crank or triple for bham hills
those gears are for flat ground, or giant quads
also the “in the air” brake cable routing, i;d redo that to make cables go along the bars
though maybe those levers can;t do that
and if they are DA, you don;t want to change them
clipless pedals, maybe
but on the plus side – *downtube shifters*
my main bike has them and it;s about the same age
it looks great
wle
Oooo, exciting! Congratulations!
I would name this bike “Phoenix”. The beautiful paint job makes it look like the bike is rising out of the flames and ready to fly.
Oh, congrats on your new addition! I love the orange accents.
What about Clementine?