Saturday, August 9, 2008

fixie

Well, I've been looking into fixed gear bikes for a while and just yesterday I decided that it was time I went ahead and bought one. I searched craigslist for a while and came across an old Bianchi. No picture or nothing. Just said it was a 53cm Bianchi for 150. This surprised me since everyone else is selling these for like 300-500. I was skeptical but decided to contact this guy. Met up at the local park and everything was legit. I even got a deal for 100. It was a complete bike, just had a missing chain. The tires were fucked and the brakes were out of whack. But for 100, its still a great deal. Took the bike home and beat the shit out of it stripping all the parts I don't need, brakes, wheels. Planning on heading over to the bike shop tomorrow to pick up a cheap wheelset. We'll see how that goes.

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