Jobob's Midlife Crisis (bike)

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

One of the high poobahs at work is an avid cyclist and has an amazing collection of bikes. (Some high poobahs have fancy cars, this one has fancy bikes ...)

His jaw just about hit the floor when I told him I was going to have bar end shifters on my new bike. And then his eyes bugged out when I told him I was getting a triple crank and a mtb derailleur & cassette. Kind of like this -->

Hmmph. Well his eyes can bug out all he wants....It all makes perfect sense to ME! Your bike should be up to whatever job you want it to do.
Great bike.

[aka_kim]

Very nice! The etching is way cool.

[jobob]

Hmmph. Well his eyes can bug out all he wants....It all makes perfect sense to ME! Your bike should be up to whatever job you want it to do.

Oh, not to worry, we rib each other all the time about bike stuff. I got to chide him just the other day for not knowing that the Criterium International was three stages in two days - I told him a racing junkie like himself should simply know these things.

(btw, here's the Steelman he took delivery on a few months ago. His most recent acquisition was a Seven fixie this past week. Oy.)

[Grog]

Now that's timing.

I was just telling my Wonderful Partner that I'd love my next bike to be stainless steel with a brushed finish. Like my favourite pen. This is the pen:



Wouldn't your bike go well with this?

*sigh*

I'm looking forward to my midlife crisis!!

[uforgot]

Very nice! I like the etching and the finish. You're right, it's so subtle. I really don't care for huge bike logos. After all, I don't have a car with DODGE written down the side in big block letters.

[jobob]

Very nice! I like the etching and the finish. You're right, it's so subtle. I really don't care for huge bike logos. After all, I don't have a car with DODGE written down the side in big block letters.

Although there sure are enough logos on the stem, fork and headset! I was supposed to get a black sotto voce headset (with very faint logos) but they built it up with the regular Chris King headset instead. It's really no biggie - at least all the logos are color coordinated black & white.

[Tuckervill]

Very beautiful. There's something about the bar end shifters that make bars look so clean and sleek. You look so happy in the pictures.

It says, "made in Tennessee...built to go ????" Can't quite make it out.

Karen

[jobob]

.... fast!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

(btw, here's the Steelman he took delivery on a few months ago. His most recent acquisition was a Seven fixie this past week. Oy.)

Too bad he blew all his money on Campy and had to then skimp on the gears on that lovely Steelman.

A seven fixie? What's the world coming to?

Although there sure are enough logos on the stem, fork and headset! I was supposed to get a black sotto voce headset (with very faint logos) but they built it up with the regular Chris King headset instead. It's really no biggie - at least all the logos are color coordinated black & white.

Yeah, I had my LUNA logo done in a slightly lighter shade than my frame...it's cool...ghostlike. Margo also picked a stem for me with minimal logoism in mind. It took me forever to get the ugly logos off my Velocity Aerohead rims...but I did it.

[jobob]

Too bad he blew all his money on Campy and had to then skimp on the gears on that lovely Steelman.

Lol, good one.

[maillotpois]

I want to hear how Sierra Rd goes!!!

[Biciclista]

congrats on the new bike! SOunds like a perfect combination of gears and stuff.
Enjoy!

[Zen]

...it's so subtle.

My thoughts exactly.

I really don't care for huge bike logos.

I'm in agreement there too. In fact that's an understatement.

Nice stealth climber there, Jobob

[GLC1968]

It's beautiful, Jobob!

[sgtiger]

Woweeeee! Your bike is a beauty, jobob. I wish you many happy miles with it.

BTW, you wouldn't happen to have a sister who's a nurse in the Seattle area, would you? You have a strong resemblance to a woman with whom I took a yoga class. I swear she has your identical smile.