Came across it yesterday on craigslist and a couple hours later, it was mine. It’s an older Raleigh Technium frame with otherwise new or new-ish components. It seems the standard thing to do here would be to list all of the component specs but I don’t really care about that and odds are, neither do you. Here are some pictures though:
Note the clipless pedals (although this term makes sense based on its origins — pedals which attach to your shoes without toe-clips — it’s an annoying current usage because pedals which seem to clip to you shoes are referred to as clipless) which also have a platform construction so I don’t have to wear bike shoes.
Apparently this saddle is pretty nice.
The appeal of a bike like this is the low weight which is partially a result of minimal componentry.
Doing away with deraillieurs leaves only two gearing options (unless of course you have an internal gear hub)…and this bike has both! The two options are single-speed free-wheel (much like on a BMX or most kids bikes) or fixed-gear (like on my unicycles). This duality is accomplished by whats called a flip-flop hub. Flipping between the two options just requires flopping the wheel around.
After a day’s riding on the fixed gear I’ve still got plenty of free-wheel habits that need to be broken before they get me into trouble.
Finally I’m not putting all my energy into overcoming friction with the ground. This ride is solid, smooth, fast and entirely silent.
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