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@Varg
i come from many years of riding BMX, but i wanted to get a bike to mess about on and get me to work and back. i know loads about BMX but dont know shit about anything else so just wanted an OTP. i fucking hate gears so wanted a single speed and coming from BMX i appreciated the beauty of simple, uncluttered lines on a bike.
so after taking a few out for a test ride - normal plug, freestyler, SE something, steamroller - i went for the freestyler because a) it felt fucking great & b) straight out the box its pretty much set up as i want it.
all i did was change the shitty WTP grips to some longnecks and add some Iron Maiden stickers and thats it, job done.
ok, so i fucking hate the stupid green rims - but thats just cosmetic and nothing that cant be sorted with the use of a permanent marker - i love my bike, and it rides absolutely brilliantly. and i LOVE the bars.
i came from sitting on my arse on a train everyday to now doing the daily 20ish mile round trip commute, and that cant be a bad thing.