Monday, December 15, 2008

I have angered the gods of the webmosphere

I knew it had been awhile since the last post- the shorter days of winter always seem extra busy for me and the ol blog suffers as a result.
"No big deal", I thought, "I'll just take pictures of everything and do a couple of of massive picture posts".
Now, I know what you're thinking, I was asking for it- and you're right...I got it. Got it in the form of our second computer meltdown this year! All the pictures....gone!
So, while I get back up to blogging speed, here's a few words from John about his new fixed gear commuter (looks cool, dontchya think?):

Hey Chauncey,
I took the afternoon to finish building the bike. It looks fantastic. I debated the configuration of the handlebar -- drops OR more cruiser/city/urban. I decided that, since I already have a fast road bike with drops (a lugged aluminum ALAN) and an old Fuji touring, I decided to build the C. Matthews into a single-speed city bike. What resulted is a pretty aggressive city bike that maneuvers like a cheetah on crack. It's an awesome ride and everything about the bike just felt right. This will be my main get-around bike.
On the test ride, I received two compliments in a span of 10 minutes -- one from a neighbor and one from a roadie at an intersection. The roadie asked me where I bought the bike and I told him it's a custom frame and gave him your Live Wire blog site. He likes the the way the bike looks ("contemporary-retro" was his description), and he particularly appreciates the head badge.
Thanks,
John

All I can say is that John is lucky that frame didn't fit me.....I really like the way it turned out. Lugged fixed gears just speak to me. Many happy rides John!

2 comments:

david said...

So what brake levers have you used on this bike? They look good in that picture and it's hard to find good-looking levers for urban/utility bikes without looking typically MTB'ish. Any chance of a closer view?

Chauncey Matthews said...

Hi David,
I didn't see any direct contact info on your profile, so I'll reply here.
I don't have any other pics of this bike, but I wish I did.
John (the owner of this bike) told me he had the bars and levers hanging around and didn't remember where they came from.
A quick look at the Velo Orange site turned up these: http://www.velo-orange.com/cibibrle.html they look like the same levers to me.
Hope this helps.
-Chauncey