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Me and thrasher were talking about this Monday, how it makes sense to have two nice bikes (maybe more if you’re in that tax bracket) and then literally a river bike you can just not care about but runs smoothly
Unfortunately at this time I only have space for my river bike and it’s a bit more river ’n’ dale
@Cupcakes is correct, obviously, compounded by the fact my bb started squeaking mid ride yesterday and it’s going to stay like that till enough stuff starts braking that I pay a bike person
But realistically if one does not direct their energy into wanting a new bike and the low effort creative / distractive posting/ moodboarding/ waffling that comes with it. One would have to focus on the reality that they’re working the next 70 years, 5 days a week, 8+ hours a day to listen to a guy, it’s always a guy, who hates the situation as much as one self waffle on about why one should be caring about an up coming KPI. Which one can only assume stands for “kompletely pointless idiocy”.
If one cannot break up the refreshing of sales force with the refreshing of geometry geeks, surely one would quickly go a bit postal? If one could not sit ideally browsing the radavist in an overrunning all hands, surely one would simply realise the absurdity of the situation and make better life choices. Maybe a career move, a digital detox or organising the working class internationally to bring about a political and economic change
Maybe One can compromise with it all, Maybe one would actually really enjoy working 70% of ones time on this planet if the NHS would give one a little healthcare, as a treat. You know, just a little well documented drug to help one feel “better about their place in the capitalist machine”, rather than making one go privately while insisting that one “can simply change ones mindset” while one waits 3-5 years for an appointment. Then maybe one would become a really good girl boss, an essential and determined petite bourgeois agent of capital driving gdp and productivity
But until then, thinking rationally and pragmatically. Worrying about what monstrosity of a bike one gets next, that one has no room for, no need for and no desire to fix when it breaks, is the healthiest option.
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Imo next bike should be the IL Epping, built with gears though not as SS and with a plain paint job to make it a bit stealth.
Then sell the pomp and transfer the parts to a beater mixte frame with clearance for 32s.
Homer for off road rides, ILE for general rides, mixte for the lock up.
Naturally you'll struggle to find a beater mixte with the right sizing so you can eventually get a third custom frame with a rust paint job etc.