Four Sin Friday

lust, avarice, gluttony, envy = sweet bikes

SPECIALIZED S-WORKS TARMAC SL2

This sweet baby is crazy light and loaded for bear. Zipp 404 wheels; über carbon frame, crank, handlebar, stem and seatpost; and the remaining components are 2009 Dura-Ace 7900! This configuration makes the SL2 about the most amazing stock bike available.

The LBS scale barely tipped 15lb for the standard build. I can't think of any improvements - for $8500 you ought not have to think very hard about improvements. Feast on the beauty and "hors pro" racing utility.

Oh, BTW, if you have a spare eight-large, I can come up with the five-small...

Awesome bikes

Found these links on the excellent bikecommuters.com site:

The Picnic Table Bike



The Drum Bike (long, but catch the first dance scene at the art gallery!)

A virtuous cycle

A great story about bicycle commuter advocacy in the Washington, D.C., area. Includes interesting perspectives from advocates, commuters, government and those who see the problems of too many bicycles on the road.

Video profiles from bicycle commuters in various communities would make a great project... Please send me your link if you've already created one!

Four Sin Friday

lust, avarice, gluttony, envy = sweet bikes

SPECIALIZED HOTWALK

This commercial version of a balance bicycle is the bomb! There are other options - including super expensive Finnish wooden ones and super cheap toddler bikes with the training wheels and cranks removed - but this was at the LBS and Boy really liked it.

We bought a Giro "Mike and the Bike" helmet for him as well. Great fun - he wanted to wear his helmet to the pizza shop and to bed. That's my Boy!

It is on order and should be here by Christmas. LBS is really loving our family right now...