Six Peeps

June 3, 2007

New Wheels: Sporty German, or Classic Italian?

I’ve decided that it’s about time to get some new wheels. My current ride is nice, but I’m getting bored with it…. and I have saved so much money on gas savings ever since I decided to “pretend that I don’t own a car”, that I’d like to think that this is payng for itself.

My current bike, a Giant Bowery was really intended to reintroduce myself to fixed-gear riding. Now that I feel fine on the fixie, I am ready to graduate to the ranks of the classic steel-framed single-speed. I know all my peeps are just as excited about this as I am. Thanks for pretending.

So I have narrowed my search to two real gems of a fixie.

The one on the left is only sold in Germany. I don’t think there are any US dealers. I love the steel frame, the straight handlebars, and the straight fork. I also love knowing that I would be one of a lucky few in the US riding around on it. Oh and they make these spikey looking bar plugs called “car scratchers”, and even though I am not the type who would intentionally ride up against a car to scratch it, they do look pretty cool.

On the right, the Bianchi Pista. It’s a classic Italian bike company and you know a Bianchi anywhere by it’s trademark moss-ish green color. Well I am Italian, so that makes a lot of sense to ride an Italian bike. But I have seen these bikes parked everywhere in Denver and Boulder. If I go with this, I’d go with those straight bars.

So, what do you think? I know you must have a strong opinion about this. Its a very big decision for me!

The car scratcher. I am gonna be BAD with these. Bad, meaning, cool-bad… you know? Oh come on, you know I am not going to actually scratch cars with these.

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