September 2, 2011
Eurobike Day Two
One of the weird categories of bikes that are big in Europe is "cross." Not cyclocross, but essentially mountain bikes with skinny tires and sus forks. At first I thought it was just Euro hybrids, but they always have off road rated front suspension.
It doesn't make much sense to my American brain, but the Euros praise them for being "lighter" and faster than mtbs. Give me a rigid fork and 1.5 tires, I say.
Fixed Gears
There was also this weird Merckx with an eccentric bb
The other day I commented on how elaborate some of the booths are, this is an example
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Good lookin out, Frane. Is that my Mongoose homeboy Amir Kabani clockin the backflip?
Not diggin that Merckx, lookin real cheap...
Yeah, about that Merckx... Eddy sold the company and see what happens?!
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