Jim Shapiro
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Posts: 104
Bikes: Bianchi Imola (road), Bianchi Axis (general), Centurion Elite RS (fixed gear), Centurion Elite GS (lunch rides at work), Miyata (work in progress), Trek 7000 (mountain biking)
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I'm with the folks suggesting a fixie. I built one last year for about $400, most of that for hand-built high-flange wheels. The experience of riding a fixed gear bicycle is hard to describe, but one thing's for sure, and that is that you get a lot of exercise in a short time compared with a geared bike. I have 6 (or is it 7?) bikes and, unless my tour is covering a lot of steep hills, the fixed gear is always my first choice.
And don't forget a nice 15mm wrench (like I once did) to get those wheels off when the inevitable flat occurs.