One the best things about my new purchase is going to be figuring out why I bought it.
It’s a very impractical machine. To begin with, it has only one gear (flip-flop fixie/freewheel, for those in the know). The parts are not particularly high-quality. This is a “large” frame from Republic Bicycles, but it feels undersized. And now that I’ve made the Craigslist deal, in cash, and after riding away on the bike, I see it’s got a bad scuff on one side of the bright-blue seat (from being dropped, no doubt), and there’s something klunky going on with bottom bracket.
On the bright side, I enjoyed riding it the 8 blocks to work. And I’ve already received a half-dozen compliments on it.
Style = fun. I guess that’s why.
