So I bought a new bike today off craigslist. It’s a Red ’85 Schwinn Sprint (Taiwan (Giant?)), about 63cm from the seat post to center of the bottom bracket. The old bike, a Blue ’84 Schwinn World (More Taiwan) is about 53cm measured in the same manner, so it’s a much bigger frame. The new bike is also a single speed (freewheel, not fixed). I’m much happier with the size, plus it has aluminum wheels. Getting a new bike was one part the old frame being small, and a second part having pretty well destroyed the ancient rear steel rim on the World.

It’s got a few modifications by the guy I bought it from. He said he built the wheels, cut the handlebar and the likes, causing new brake levers to go along with it. I didn’t ask everything he had done. I put new pedals on it today because the ones he gave me were a little shifty and difficult to flip up-right. And the pads were making a terrible racket so I put some different brake pads on. I’ll probably ride it at CM today with tda. We’ll see how I feel about the single speed bit. Despite fixies being super popular in Seattle, I usually don’t know where I’m going and run into some pretty awesomely steep hills. Plus I don’t think that it’ll be geared as high as I want for the majority of the ride between Georgetown and downtown.

Good thing we have a garage in Georgetown, I think we have seven bikes new between the three of us. Time for more hangers I think.