So, after doing nothing else to the Nishiki Prestige, I did an 8 mile loop to the Library:
then the park for a drink of water:
and looped back past my kids’ old elementary (they’re 16 and 18 now):
then returned home. Along the way I found $.79:
so that paid for the quarters’ worth of electricians tape I used to re wrap the bars. Mileage verified on Google maps since I don’t do strava and this bike doesn’t have a computer (yet).
Mileage total: 9
Money total: $75.25 - .79 = $74.46
Looks like I’m making money on this bike!
How in he!! do you guys ride drop bars for more than a few miles? Maybe I’ll unwrap them and add some cushioning in the form of old tubes…Lord knows I’ve got enough of those hanging around…. I kind of understand why hipsters like to convert these dumb old bikes over to flat bars.
On the other hand, the $ accountability aspect is discouraging me from running back to the collective and buying more parts I don’t really need, so I got that going for me…