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@Tania 133492 wrote:

Nice! I was there when you picked it up and was totally eyeing your bike.

I wondered if that was you. I lurk here a lot and overheard your first name in the store, and there can’t be that many Tanias willing to ride on a day that cold.

(Then I got confirmation over the blizzard when I saw a post with your Rove AL–another option I had been considering–and recognized it from the rack.)

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New bike for wet commutes! Jamis Bosanova ordered from last year’s production (THE last year of production) and picked up yesterday from the fine folks at Bikenetic. VERY excited!

This replaces my Trek 7.3FX hybrid, which was my first adult bike, first new bike, and first modern quality bike. Not knowing any better, I rode it a long time without giving it any sort of maintenance, and the bottom bracket corroded to the frame (but didn’t need replacement, so kept on going). After breaking many spokes, I replaced the wheels with a handbuilt pair, but this summer the rims wore out after only 2000 miles of (mostly wet and dirty) commuting. I considered replacing just the wheels, but I decided that because the rim brakes were so hard on the wheels, and the BB would eventually die and be unreplaceable, I would be better off getting a new bike. I took a long time to converge on my choice and pull the trigger, and in the meantime my unfendered (but otherwise well-tended) aluminum road bike took up most of the slack.

Now the Bosanova can take over on days when it’s wet. I won’t ride when roads are icy, so it’ll be a while yet, but that’ll give me time to transfer the accessories over from the hybrid, and eventually transfer my wife’s largely unused rear rack!

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Thanks to the guy eastbound on W&OD tonight around 5:30, between Cedar and Gallows, who warned me my light was too much. And sorry–I had it on for the street and didn’t think to turn it off or divert it when I hit the trail, but did after your warning!

[Geo]

W&OD eastbound around Smiths Switch, Monday around 2:30 or so, continuing across Hunter Mill. To the guy in the Lampre jersey who called every pass, signalled every brake, and called every intersection clear, all while keeping speed up: well done, sir, and thanks for the pleasant ride!

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