First 20k down on this "klunker".
Our first adventure together was this morning's commute, winds out of east steady at 20 and gusting 40, a real puke-fest. I almost wish I hadn't ridden it today, had a
little fair bit of drama figuring out the saddle height/angle.
Kind of cool that it has the factory (or factory option) odometer on the front wheel, will make it easy to track the 100k (well, I guess 62 miles in this case).
While I really really liked the paper-thin super supple skinwalls that were on the bike, they weren't rotted but were definitely a little dry and I didn't trust them to survive my commute so I put on a set of 27" x 1 1/4" Bontrager T1s that I put about 4,000 miles on, on a different bike. They're trusty tires, don't puncture much and still appear to have some good life left in them. For sure they're a little heavy and the ride is a little less inspiring now, but this bike really rides and handles super duper. I'd pay $10 for a set of used tires like these. Bar tape is recycled from a past project bike, was in my parts drawer. I'll put my total so far at $55.
Since I'm a commuter and put in a lot of miles, and since the bike was so cheap and easy so far, I'm thinking about changing up the rules of the challenge for myself and requiring that I keep the bike on the road for the remainder of the 100 days while still keeping the total below $100. But I need a little time to get acquainted with it and see if it really rings my bell, ya know?
