I should be riding now, but I can’t help but update the computer stuff a little..
On Friday, I was in Albuquerque and got a new bike from Two Wheel Drive. The link is below. It’s last year’s Bianchi touring bike. The color is described as Gang Green. Looks more like gangrene to me. Not very pretty, but that’s just paint. The components are better than the 2008 model and at a reduced price.
Right now, it’s sitting in the bicycle shop. They are swapping out the tires with slick 1.1″ tires, dual sided clip/normal pedals. It’ll probably be shipped Mon. and show up Wed. or Thurs. At home I have a rear carrier and fenders that I can add to make it more amenable to commuting if I start to go in that direction.
I’m excited to begin breaking it in.
It’s been two decades since the original Volpe turned heads with the then-novel combination of road bike smoothness and mountain bike toughness. The modern Volpe has evolved into a popular, go-everywhere road/trail bike. Its steel frame delivers a smooth ride plus carrying capacity for commuting or distance touring. Its wide, low gearing and 32C tires will tempt you to steer the Volpe onto dirt roads for fun. It even gives you in-season cyclocross capabilities. What’s not to like?
2007 Volpe