Lol... I understand I'd be a rarity amongst the regular club riders. Most sacrifice near everything possible for lighter weight. My friend's cannondale of course is minus a kickstand but also minus any kind of deflectors even. He said he nearly got hit one day when riding in the evening because people couldn't see him on the road.

The only mods to my bike...

1. The computer. Nice, plenty of functions like speed, top speed, average speed, time riding, time, ..etc. I had to modify the mount to fit where I put it. A little bit of black velcro and a black twistie... it hasn't budged.

2. Flashing Tail light. This is mounted on the left side rail going from the pedals to the back wheel. I had to shim up the mount a bit to get it to fit.

3. Under the seat storage bag. Good fit for a fix-a-flat, marathon bar, couple tools, cell phone, keys, etc. It's actually in the picture but you can't make it out too well for the background.

4. 2nd bottle holder. Actually homebrew style with two velcro strips. It holds a second bottle nicely till I can properly mount a real second holder on there. This isnt' pictured. I only use it for longer than 30 mile rides.


The only mods I have planned left?

1. Frontlight. I'll take the front deflector off and modify a bike lite onto a home-made bracket to go there. This should help on evening rides. No need for separate battery compartment like cig.

Hmm... that's really it for now.


In total I've put around 150 miles on the bike so far. Great fun for a starter road bike.