I bought a bike today. A Trek 7100. Actually I bought it last week and picked it up today. I decided that the only way I'm gonna get into performing weight was to actually do something fun. Walking bored me. I remembered how as I young teen, my sister and I would bike to many neighboring towns. I enjoyed it I enjoyed the freedom of biking.
Americans are suffering from an obesity epidemic, so I thought to myself that that statistic is not for me to be a part of. Maybe I just wanna be hot again.So some of this blog may reflect just how far I get into this project.
I have two types of friends. The bike snobs that say you need to spend at least $500 on a bike and then there's bike ignorant who think that buying a bike in Walmart for $100 is the way to go. I've found in my travels that you get what you pay for. $100 bikes break, especially when they are built by layman at home and not by professionals. I mean...these people at the bike shop want me to bring it in after a month to get a "tune up" as they say it starts to change after you ride it for a month.
Some tell me.."naw dawg! You can get a phat bike for $200 from Toys R Us". Great... just what I need: a bike so heavy it gives me a coronary and a bike seat jammed up my ass and sore elbows because the seat and forks don't have shock absorbing suspension. Especially since I live in a hilly area.
The little dome is a tiny bell. I dig the black wheels.
I may have not spent a fortune, but I didn't cheap out even if it is the starting model. Instead of 24 speeds, I have 21. Not a big deal to me since the last time I rode a bike, I had a 10 speed. I do like the fact that the shifter is reminiscent of a motorcycle throttle.
More pics in the extended entry for the bike enthusiast.
