another rider, another ride

so, a twitter friend of mine needs a bike. and i found three in his price range on craigslist. can't tell a lot from the pick. looks like the derailer is fubar. but, it'd be a great commuter bike.

i hope he chooses this one. english steel. brooks saddle (worth more than the bike) and solid mechanics. sure, he'll curse it on these warm atlanta summer days, but this is history, yo. it's like showing up to a party in a 57 chevy...people are just impressed that you own one. and that you made it there.

and finally, the peugeot. what biker doesn't want to own one of these? i know, it's french...but this baby is truly a good find. couple that with the fact that it was purchased as a set, and i'd be willing to bet that there are very few miles on it. a rare find.












looking forward to the next bike project, regardless.

until next time, safe/happy riding,

OMB


"Consider a man riding a bicycle. Whoever he is, we can say three things about him. We know he got on the bicycle and started to move. We know that at some point he will stop and get off. Most important of all, we know that if at any point between the beginning and the end of his journey he stops moving and does not get off the bicycle he will fall off it. That is a metaphor for the journey through life of any living thing, and I think of any society of living things."  ~ William Golding (1911-93), British author.