Comfortable Independence Day Gross sales Occasion Weekend, everyone!

I’ll quickly go away you to pedal off into a stunning pyrotechnic show of each freedom and financial savings, however earlier than I do I’m happy to announce that I’ve determined to purchase a bicycle firm:

I imply why the hell not, proper?

Since 2008, Alchemy has been producing premium, distinctive, and lust-worthy mountain, highway, and gravel bikes. With present fashions, together with the versatile Arktos path bike platform and the Lycos gravel bike, and older fashions just like the Ronin gravel and Helios highway bike, the model has been crafting lovely frames in each carbon and titanium for years. 

Pending acceptance of my $1,500 provide, I’ve already reviewed their lineup, and I’ll be axing this bike:

And this bike:

For that matter, I’ll be axing all their bikes, since there are a couple of gazillion corporations additionally providing practically an identical iterations of every little thing they promote As an alternative, I’ll provide one mannequin and one mannequin solely, that being a standard metal highway bike. Are you aware it’s practically unimaginable to get a standard metal highway bike with rim brakes these days? (Effectively, a brand new one, anyway.) For instance, Surly used to supply the Pacer:

Are you aware what they provide now? This:

Look, you already know me. You realize I’m not fussy in the case of aesthetics. You realize I’m type of a dirtbag who doesn’t clear his bikes and tolerates all types of mismatched elements. However candy fancy Moishe that headtube/fork combo is a criminal offense towards humanity:

Like significantly, no person ought to be allowed to promote one thing that ugly.

Then once more I in all probability don’t even must trouble with the conventional metal highway bike as a result of the one you continue to should purchase doesn’t actually go away any room for enchancment:

Although a chook did handle to defile its beautiful lugwork:

I don’t know the way it managed to hit the seat lug of all locations, however I’m going to go forward and contemplate it an indication of fine luck.

Have an incredible vacation weekend, journey protected, and should your personal good omens manifest themselves in a extra sanitary style.

–Tan Tenovo