Fat Boy Deluxe

So my boy Jim decided that him and his wife needed to do some biking. It’s been a long time for both of them, so I was more than happy to help them look. After talking with them about the type of riding they planned on doing over a few beers and after doing some research and test drives, they finally decided. Hope they enjoy and use them a lot!

Also, as surprising as it will be to anybody who knows my bike maintenance schedule…I traded out my tires finally. My front tire wasn’t worn at all, it’s probably only got a dozen rides on it, but I hated how it rode. It had a high center profile and tended to roll way to easy. I’m now running a Specialized Resolution 2.3 (29″) that I picked up from the shop the other day on a whim. The test drive around the ride showed this to be a really full super grippy tire. Looking forward to putting it through the paces out on some dirt. I also pulled off my rear Chris King wheel and replaced it with an older Surly single speed wheel and put a WTB Weirwolf 2.1 (26″) on it. Now I just need to go through the shed again and find a wider bar, maybe a riser bar if I have one. Then a nice clean and lube job to the chain and she’ll be all ready for this season’s dirty punishment plan. Interesting side note…I just plugged in “2926″ into Google to see what kind of fun things would come up. Why, because some people call the bike a 69er, some a 96er, and some just call it dumb (I’m not naming any names, Graham). I figured there should be a better name for this and I think I found it…Evolution. So how the hell does 2926 = Evolution? Simple. “2926″ is the EText-No. of a certain book at Project Gutenburg and that book is none other than…”On the Origin of Species: or, the Causes of the Phenomena of Organic Nature“, in other words Evolution. Strangely fitting don’t you think?

Anyway, Evolution should be ready to go hit some dirt this weekend. It’s looking like weather in the 70’s, perfect for getting in some test rides. Get outside and enjoy the lack of rain!

DT