Bicycling... My new addiction

Recently got bit with the cycling bug, and I'm obsessed. My only obsession though is to be able to generate so much power from my two legs that I can keep up pace with traffic.. approximately 60km per hour. The kicker? Doing this with a cheap sub $300 old and USED (Not Vintage) entry level road bike. I recently switched over from a JAMIS trail X2 hard tail mountain bike, which is bitter sweet for me. My jamis was pretty nice looking, but it lacked the ability to pump out a higher top speed. My new OLD bike looks like shit.

See shit bike here:

What I did with this piece of shit bike

I duct taped it! check it out the beast now!

Also feast your eyes on this!

Pretty sexy eh?

While I didn't feel too happy riding the grey piece of shit. I can honestly say that after spending 8+ hours on this, I'm pretty happy with the results.  The only thing that is lacking is a logo... any suggestions?



My stats on biking so far?

Flat road: 45-47 km per hour for a short period of time.
Average trip speed: 21 km per hour
Bike weight: 27 Lbs (not your lightest)
Bike: Raleigh Record (shit)
wheels : 1 3/8 approximately.

I'm trying to not be the douchey roadies that you see on all over the city, hence the cheap road bike and hence the duct tape. I don't even get why they wear sponsored jerseys... they aren't sponsored. Would you wear a racing suit to go on a leisure drive? Probably not.

Anyway, for $200 bucks I can't complain. I have a road bike , with road gears, and mountain bike shifters. Ideally I would have a mountain bike, with road tires, and road gears, and disc breaks. This will come in time. For now, I'm equally content with my new revamped ride.

For anyone following my blog, come post your pictures of your rides! Lets see what you're riding. If you're in the toronto area, lets go ride!