So I acquired another bike today. This time it was* a late ’80s Trek 400. This behemoth measures in with a towering 64 cm frame. Those are 700c wheels, and that head tube is about 8″ long. The bright red paint is in pretty nice shape, and the bike is in excellent condition overall. The drive train consists of full Suntour Edge, with Biopace like chainrings. But, the Trek 400 has already been passed off to Klunk. As much as I want to ride a 64 cm frame, I had to pass it along.

Other news:
I decided the saddle on the singlespeed really needed to be tan, camel actually. The natural cork bar tape really clashed with the black vinyl saddle, but no more. In case you were wondering how I came to this decision: after a few shots of Turkish coffee, some regular coffee, and finally a little homemade thirteen year old Slovak pear brandy (we had some friends over for dinner), I had a shocking and profound epiphany. The thought of a tan/brown seat had crossed my mind earlier, but I really didn’t want to sacrifice a nice Brooks saddle (or the requisite cash) to the elements and sitting in the rain all day. So, after the brandy I realized I still have a stash of SEM Camel vinyl paint left over from my old ’61 VW bus. I quickly unbolted the saddle, removed the faux carbon fiber bits, slapped up a quick masking job, and turned my Terry Fly CrMo saddle into this beauty:

Better-late-than-never update — 19.2 miles of fun:

Date: 2006.07.08
Time: 3:30 PM
Conditions: 85° F, a little warm
Mileage: 19.2
Time: 1:04
Average Speed: 18.0 MPH

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