So I Bought the Red Headed Stepchild of Bikes
With our new home, my commute is increasing and my beloved 29'er hybrid is feeling really heavy. I was afraid of the road type bikes when I started riding again, but I've found myself pushing as hard as I can on my rides and let's face it, I ride mostly on pavement/greenbelt. I made the choice with the help of a coworker to delve into the cyclecross world which unfortunately, around here starts at appx. $1,200 for an entry level bike. I went with the online store and got a 2014 Motobecane Cyclecross Trail, which I thought would be fairly well suited for year round commuting. Let me tell you, if you order a bike online from a distributor, you get to know your bike a whole lot more because you have to assemble it. I figured if I could mud a new wall, I could put the bike together. So here it was, ready to be partially assembled. It was actually really easy. Doesn't it look fast ? I'd read that the saddle pretty much sucks, so I used the seatpost ...