Project Bike: Winter 2009
With my other steeds in Toronto, I found myself needing to build a commuter. I’m not a huge fan of fixed gears in the winter, and I don’t feel like doing much adjusting, so a single speed it is. The base is an early to mid-90’s Bianchi, which was cobbled together in a rather poor fashion (the brake lever was attached with a length of leather rope). The hunt is on for some proper bits to make it comfortable and road worthy.
There is something about not having the option of riding a bike that has been making me crazy. I don’t mind taking the car when it is a choice, but when I have no other alternative it makes me grumpy—and pine for human propulsion.
