Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Upgrayedd

Spelled thusly, "with two D's, as he says, 'for a double dose of this pimping'."


The Blackbuck received some additions this spring. Looking forward to trying them out. First off is from my wife, who totally rocks.


She got me this for my birthday. I had no idea I needed it until I opened the box and saw it. It is so going to Scotland with us. Combined with the bottle opener on the seatpost, I'm beginning to think it'll look like mountain biking is simply an excuse to drink...
Should I be worried?

The other bit is an IGH rear wheel with a Shimano Alfine 8-speed hub. Faux-SS. I'm hoping it's up to the task of wheeling my pimp-ass around. Tomi did the legwork last fall so it was pretty much plug-and-play for me. He took the pain. Thanks, Tom.




What else? Oh yeah, scored some Middleburn cranks, too.


An finally, more cushion for the pushin' . . . Maxxis Ardent 2.4 rubbers. Tubeless in the rear, tubed up front. Meaty beefy big and bouncy. I read that somewhere. I think on Mike Curiak's blog but he was referring to another tire. I just liked the way it sounded.


That is all.
Now I just need to ride it.

3 comments:

Tractor said...

Two things that makes everything go away for awhile! Bikes and booze. Did I say that,...don't quote me,...I was just kidding!

brett said...

"Two things that makes everything go away for awhile! Bikes and booze. Did I say that,...don't quote me,...I was just kidding!"

ha! quoted for posterity!

Chili said...

I agree, your wife ROCKS. What a genuinely thoughtful gift.