Bikes of BAFS 2017
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What’s the whip you’re logging in the most miles for this year’s Freezing Saddles? Show it off and tell us some of the details of your bike.
This is the bike I like to ride most around town. It’s a Matt Chester Mutinyman ti frame and Black Sheep ti fork. When I first got it in ’08 (as a replacement for an ’05 I cracked), it was my main mountain bike. I loved how light, flexy, and fast it felt, but over the years it started to feel undergunned against my newer bikes on the trails I rode, so I started to use it more for road and less for trail.
It’s gone through several iterations of parts setup, most notably the cockpit. On the first version of my Mutinyman (back in ’05), I used a 120mm stem with Jones bars. A few years later, I swapped to 100mm stem, then 80mm, and the latest version I have a 65mm stem and the relatively more upright On-One Mary bars. I (and my back) cannot believe that I used to use a stem that was almost double the length that I use now. My hands also started to hurt with most grips, so I put on Ergons and am really digging them.
Until last night, I was using balloon-y Schwalbe Big Apple 29×2.35″ slicks which made the bike ultra-cush, but slow feeling. I switched them to Specialized Nimbus 700×35 and I picked up a few mph’s
Matt Chester Townie by ricky d, on Flickr
Matt Chester Townie by ricky d, on Flickr
Matt Chester Townie by ricky d, on FlickrIt has had short stints as a gearie with a bolt-on derailleur hanger, but I’ve reverted it back to its natural state as a singlespeed with 32×13 gearing. Most of the time I have flat pedals so I don’t have to click-clack on the floor of coffee shops and grocery stores, but if it’ll be a longer ride (>15 miles), I’ll throw on the clipless pedals.
I work from home so I don’t have to worry about locking it up all day outside, but I have taken preventative measures to minimize theft of parts.
So, what’re you riding?
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@Rimas 155594 wrote:
Rod, it’s a total beater and I have it down in Florida as a beach bike. It’s also just a medium size which would be a little small for you.
Oh well. Broke mine (20″) last fall and miss it badly.
It was a nice work bike and I used it for big rides too if there was gravel involved.Guess it’s good I didn’t host the n+1 comp this year!
Robin Williams’ collection was still my favourite.
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