I picked up a new bike last night, thanks to my friends Steven and Trina. It’s an old Specialized Allez frame, tricked out as singlespeed. It’s not a fixie, but thanks to the horizontal dropouts and track chain, I just need a rear wheel with a track hub and I’m set. Other nice features: full Shimano 105 components, bullhorn bars, a carbon fork, and a Bontranger stem. The bike needs a bit of love though, and I stripped it down last night and will paint it this weekend, probably a nice shade of mint green. I also need a new chainring. The current 45×16 gearing will guarantee that I will need knee surgery in a month or so, so I need to pick up something a bit smaller, probably in the neighborhood of 39 or 38. If all goes well, it should be on the road some time next week.

Posted on 24 July 2003