'tis better to have ridden and lost than never ridden at all

[Horse_Mafia]

this was a really fun one, sold it to Mat from Landlords and he turned it into a townie:

wish I would have spent more time with this - IF Crown Jewel with white Phils, omniums, etc. Ended up selling the frameset to King Kog:

this one went to Rudy, I like blue I guess:

[JUGE_FREDD]

pair all the spokes!

also what were the handlebars on the specialized?

[Horse_Mafia]

that set of vigors were built with QA 2nds and lasted for like 5 years before I sold them on CL. brake track on the rear was ready to blow.

bars are Ritchey Classic

[Perlhammered]

Look like Ritchey NeoClassics?

[BEEutiful_Wednesday_DDS]

i can’t even remember the reason people thought paired spokes were better

[Horse_Mafia]

cw: triathlon

Paired Spokes Explained

[jame5on]

Thank you for clearing that up

[panda_heavy_metal]

Found a pic of my first grown-up bike. '97 or so Giant Iguana in the champagne colour whey. Commuted on it for many years until my luck ran out and it got nicked. Still looking for another one…