Even when I didn't have the time to go to the mountains anymore, my love of cycling was never put to rest. I mean, come on! Who has the time to go pack, travel the distance, and go cycling in this day and age?? If you are still able to do this, then you are blessed, my friend. But not me.
My weekdays are long and tiresome. When weekend comes, all I desire is a bit more sleep than the usual meazly hours that I usually get. So no, I don't wanna wakeup early to go to the mountains anymore. I mean, let's face it. The real jungle is out there: THE URBAN JUNGLE.
Which made me to think.. I need something more suitable to squeeze myself around traffic with. So why not try a fixie? What's a fixie in the first place. Here's a definition from Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed-gear_bicycle
So after some searching, i wound up at B-Bike, a bike shop specializing in mountain bikes and dirt-jumping bikes. Please bear in mind that i'm still learning the fixed game here, so i thought any bike shop sells or understands fixie.
..and my choice fell to this baby right here:
What is it? It's a Deki Bycicle size 27/700c old school race bike.
Unlike other fixed gear bikes with no brakes, i choose to have brakes on mine. I'm still sane, mind you.. Why people wanna ride brakeless in Jakarta traffic is beyond me. Maybe they got great insurance. But then again you have to get hit or hit something first before you can claim anything right? Right. And that's a risk I don't wanna take.
The first time i use it was to get to work. Ride & handling was nice, even though totally different from the MTB i was used to. Sadly I blew up my front tire on my way home because my front brake tore up the wall. Through this experience, my wonderful relationship with fixed gear bikes began :)
Over some time i added new parts which i believed would enhance performance and appearance *who wouldn't want these, right?*
Check out the ETRTO (European Tyre and Rim Technical Organization) rim on the front. Yeeaahhh it looks good! But unfortunately i only have money to buy one first :) A lot of people mistake this for a brand. Well it's not. And check out my raw-looking dropbar!! ..i call it "raw" when in reality i didn't know where to go to give it a decent bar tape :p
Over a period of time, my knowledge and handling of fixed-gear grew. So i gave it one more performance-enhancing cosmetic to complete the circle..
So there you go. Please go to my Facebook page link below to see a lovely pictorial gallery of this wonderful bike :)
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=297183&id=562981410
Anyways, I'm planning a special comeback for this bike. Watch this space coz it's gonna be oh so awesome. Cheers mates.
Regards,
Donny a.k.a Speeder
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