New toy

[c9]

Well, not quite yet. I own it, but it's only being tuned today, for pickup this evening. The sucky thing is we're in Ottawa this weekend so I can't actually spend any time on it until next week. It's my first full-suspension bike, I'll have to go off the road sometime to make sure it's worth having. My off-road bike doesn't burn more gas*, it burns more calories**, so it's an acceptable silly purchase.

If you're in the market for a bike, check out SportChek. It's staffed by useless bored teenagers (ah I miss those days) but the prices are better than your neighbourhood shop, plus you get free tuneups for a year. I'd rather support a small shop, but I just couldn't bear to spend $469.99-$4699.99 on a bike -- I'm very cheap. Luckily for my consumer guilt, SportChek is Canadian! It was started by some Calgary Stampeders (people, not bulls).

* Like an SUV
** Mountain bikes generally burn more calories when used. Their frames are heavier, the tires are larger and less smooth against the pavement. Plus the whole biking on bumpy dirt and gravel stuff (optional).

Comments

[c9.livejournal.com]

I dunno. Go to sportchek.ca and read the "about us" story, I forget. :)O