thanks everyone, for the comments.

it's great to have the bike back the way it was (and it turns out that the saddle isn't really that uncomfortable).

No.

Truth be told, I didn't think I was really supposed to tell people about the race, having been told about it only the night before by the person who set it up.

We'll race on Friday though :)

hey, these super low key races are put on by me and my crew. we don't usually broadcast it, but i'll let you know next time.

No worries! Congrats on the win!
Looking forward to Friday! Did your handlebars arrive yet?

Dennis, did you see that? Race on Friday, 11am, bring your taiwanese sled.

Awesome! Thank you!

:)

I might have to set up a little race just to settle this.

Good to see it back and looking good DF!

S/F,
CEYA!

thanks ceya

serious? i thought we were just gonna mess around. still, i won't be able to make it until around 12:30.

Ok, I'll try to hold until then. Let's play it by ear like last weekend, call me around 11 or 11:30 and let me know what's up...

So really, purely asthetic then?

pretty much, and in my case, a bit of an obsession .

that's not to say that njs stuff isn't supremely tough and functional, but it's not designed for the street.

Well, in that context, perhaps I don't understand the NJS stuff enough to say I understand an some what unreasonable love. It's because "you like it".

Would NJS have an superiority over basic street focused Fix brands, such as Surly, etc?

i don't think it makes a difference for parts without bearings. njs requires loose-ball bearings, so street-focused stuff that uses cart. bearings is going to require less maintanence