Big Bikes

Supadupafly

When I walked into packet pick up at Trek World a couple weeks ago there were stacks of 8 1/2 X 11 sheets of paper on the table. On the paper was a photo of a bike which hardly exists: a Fisher Carbon Superfly Single Speed. Basically the same bike as the geared production model of ‘08, only with track dropouts making it One Gear specific. They were offering Trek World Backstage pass holders a smokin’ deal on a very special bike. The only bikes they will make are the ones which people order, this is not a bike planned for production. “Wow, you guys knew I was coming huh? But what are you doing for everyone else? “.

The image of the frame above is stolen from the Twenty Nine Inches site. The one I'll be getting will have the new Team paint scheme, which is nice.

I didn’t even think about it, my credit number was on that form before you could say “Boing-Tikka-Misala!”. The bike allegedly arrives in January, just in time to hang it on my living room wall (Hi Miriam! You think maybe the bedroom wall might work better?) until the snow and the salt and the New England crap winter goes away. In the meantime I will begin procuring silly light parts worthy of such a stealth weapon. I’m thinking it might be the right tool for the job. The Rig will begin it’s transformation into Monster Truck Mode; bigger tires, bash ring, heavier rims, I will smash my way through the winter like a bulldozer. The Rig may continue to evolve into a Super-Commuter, sporting a Tommy Cog, front Disc brake, fenders, and studded tires. I will also transform, my body becoming flabbier, more pale, and weak. Dum-da-dum-da-da-dum-a-dum-day oh I love New England!