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Old 12-17-08 | 10:43 AM
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EvilV
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From: 55.0N 1.59W
Originally Posted by trueno92
I've been riding it to my weekly spinning classes at the gym and for errands to run around my urban neighborhood.




Its rather neat looking, with 2x 6 packs in the pannier and another case of 12 bottles on the rack.
Outstanding. It's getting a real workout and looks supremely flexible as a simple transport solution.

Yours has one small bolt on either side of the steering pin and mine has two each side. Some claim the pin to be flexible and loose. Mine is totally rigid. Yours also has the exact tyre tread pattern as mine, but I don't have the red coloured information patch on the tyres. The remark up above about the bikes being put together by different factories out of the same parts bins rings true. I expect there is one factory producing plastic bits and selling them onto assembling factories. Likewise tyres and other bits like brakes.

LOVE the Brooks saddle though. Really classy. Some would say that's like putting lipstick on a pig mind you, but then I like pigs, so why not?

Did the Brooks saddle go on there in a straightforward way? It looks like the lower rails are far lower than the standard seat rails at the back.

EDIT:

Jeez! I just checked out the price of those darned things... Some are nearly the price of the bike. I do need a better seat though. The riding position is very upright and the butt takes a pounding.

Last edited by EvilV; 12-17-08 at 11:04 AM.
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