Trixie review

As I said earlier, Id give a little review of the pedros "trixie" and here it is. The trixie does a good amount of jobs. It has a 15mm box wrench for your axle nuts, a 6mm hex key for headset/stem adjustments (at least in my case). some smaller box wrench cutouts, a bottle opener, and last but not least, a lockring tool. this is a wonderfull tool and I have no complaints. Well, maybe one. Why is the sharp-assed bottle opener right where you put the most torque when your trying to pull a stubborn lockring? Seriously, it couldnt be on the other side? what the fuck? major design flaw in my opinion since its so obvious. The 15mm box wrench kinda sucks a little since the insides arent chamfered and it can be tricky to slip on. My recomendation, Its good for travel, and not much else. 

Plans for ugly

So ive come to a realization here. I am not a racer. I am not tricker. Is that word? Anyways, I love my bike. If I got to know it, I'd probably love your bike too. I love riding my bike. But what is it for? Going to work, the beer store, the salvation army, you get the picture. So I'm gonna make my bike more effecient for these simple endevors. This sunday, nursing a hangover im sure, I'm going to go to the sallys and look for a piece of shit BMX with a 1 1/8 threadless stem and pop that and its bars on my bike and then get a front rack. I'll probably promptly rattlecan it green or purple of some shit. Later I'll get some plastic platform pedals and screw some atb clips to it. VIOALA! junkyard racer! Sounds like a plan.

Polo bike is DONE. (sorta)

So as you can see, my polo bike is finally up and running. Not running well, but running. Can't wait to get this ugly bastard out for a game.

P.s. Heres a snippet of a conversation with a coworker about bike polo:

Me: Basically you ride around in circles, trying to hit a tiny ball with a stick.

Her: And this is fun?

Me: ITS FUCKING AWESOME. 

 

Today I got up early, Blearily looked at the computer screen for half an hour, thought about eating, had a cigarette and headed out the door. On my way to work I stopped at bikes on wheels. Do'h! not open until 11. Headed over to urbane and proceded to spend to much money on a chainwhip, a pedros "trixie", a Dura-ace lockring, and a fancy new cycling cap. Also talked to one of the girls there about getting Sillgey piccolo bikes. She thought it was a great idea because theres no canadian distributors. Those frames are so cute!

You heard me. I bought a cycling cap. AKA a "Casquette". JUST LIKE A REAL COURIER!! OMGWTFBBQGREENDEEPVEEEEEEE'S!!! pff. I'm sorry but I hate the idea of being judged a "poser" for wearing a certain type of hat. What am I posing as exactly? A guy on a bike? I am a guy on a bike. When im on my bike at least. Anyhow, GOD DAMN is it comfy! And It keeps out the sun. Pictures and reviews of the trixie to follow.

WANT

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Words I hate.

"Fixie" I cant even explain my irrational hatred for this word, but its there.

"Track Bike" I only hate this when referred to bikes that couldnt be track bikes in their wildest dreams. Putting a fixed wheel on a department store road bike from the 80's does not a track bike make.

I just heard a customer say "fixie" and "track bike" in the same sentence. He was referring to his "tricked out" conversion. My head asploded.

Weeee!

On a whim, I rode to work today. It. Was. Beautifull. I forgot what I was missing. I defenitely need to change my gear ratio from 38/16 to 38/14 though. Feels like treading water sometimes. This plus french press coffee equals awesome. Todays payday, and since I didnt get out at 5:30 like I was supposed to yesterday, maybe I'll get out early enough to buy a wheel for the polo bike, a lockring, and a chain/lockring tool. fingers crossed!