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2.9:1 gain ratio, 41.4 gear inches |
Waited 21.5 months for my name to finally rise to the top of the build-queue at Coconino Cycles.
Took receipt of my new Signature model singlespeed on Saturday, the sale of which was completed with a high-five, a few beers, and a quick test-ride on the Coconino Cycles World Headquarters test-track just before sundown.
Still on the chilly side, trail conditions were double-plus good on our inaugural ride this past Sunday morning: tacky from the rain, even greasy in spots. Rode up to Newham for pics.
Rides so well. Awesome. Amazing, in fact. A full day later, and I still haven't been able to let go of the sense of it...
Trouble staying focused at work.
Update -- August 2016
Never before has a bike made such beautiful music for me.
The Retrotec, my first-bike, has alway been special, and made me a better rider from day-one. The Rock Lobster, my old-bike, was ground-breaking at its beginning and, to this day, is a bike that somehow always rides ahead of the curve. The Pugsley, my always-fun bike, charges hard into every situation and never fails to entertain me. The list goes on...
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It fits. It flies. It flows.
Never before has a bike made such beautiful music for me.
UPDATE -- September 2023
1 comments :
Yep...waited about the same length of time for mine, and the ride is as you describe...Amazing! So fun!
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