Raging with envy

Bike Miles today: 0

Weather has been pretty nice but for some reason I can't get motivated to get on the bike. I've had a major case of the blahs all week. I did play basketball today and since the old guy wasn't there I did pretty good. I'm not feeling the blahs as much so maybe I just needed to get out and move around.

A buddy of mine got a new Cannondale R500. I swear I'm not jealous. Really, I'm not. Actually if I was going to get a bike I'm not sure what I would get. While I would love to get a Surly those have to be built up from the frame which takes more money than I could really justify. (I'm not handy enough to do the build up myself. Or smart enough really) I prefer the more laid back geometry of a touring bike (not to mention the reliability) so choosing a super light road bike with the super narrow tires isn't my kind of thing. I'm too heavy for a bike like that anyway. I don't think the tires would hold up with me aboard. I've thought about going single speed but I need some bailout gears. I can do the majority of my riding in one gear, but what happens when I'm out somewhere that I'm not familiar with and I don't have the legs to make it up the hill? I guess I would walk? That doesn't sound fun. And I would prefer a steel frame to aluminum. Just because I would, OK? So what to get someday? (if ever) I don't know. I've heard good things about this Jamis bike. Maybe I should go with a long haul trucker and build it up cheaply and upgrade over time? It's tough to know what to do. I could go with a Specialized Sequoia. It is supposed to have a more upright riding style. But it's aluminum.

My current bike is a mountain bike that I've got some road tires on. Maybe I'll just throw the knobbies back on and ride that on some trails this summer. I haven't really ever ridden it off road. It's kind of strange to say that, but I haven't. I've come across some trails here in town so perhaps I'll start riding those. The problem with that is then I have to commute to work on knobbie tires. That isn't much fun.

Spring is around the corner, I think. Just thinking about that is getting rid of my blahs.

FGLB