Lager isn’t just a beer
This is my new single-speed bike…
I got it to start commuting into work.
I made a test ride this morning and it will take around 20 minutes. 25 if I don’t push it much. I averaged around 15 mph. It’s only about 5 miles but it is kind of hilly. As I noted above this bike only has one gear, right now it is a freewheel cog which means I can coast. I’ve got a fixed gear cog on order which will allow me to flip the rear wheel around and make it a fixed gear bike; which means no coasting. I’m going to ride it for a few weeks using the freewheel gear to build up some new strength (with only a single speed you’ve got no choice but to climb whatever hill you hit with the gear you are in), and then to switch over to the fixed wheel and take my conditioning to a whole new level.
There are still a few things to sort out. I think I will have to carry a change of clothes and to keep a few toiletries at the office for using on the sweatier more humid mornings. I going to run around this weekend and gather up those things to get ready. My plan is to ride in on Monday morning.
Oh, and the bike is an SE – Lager. It’s a steel frame with a 46 tooth chainring and 16 tooth rear cog.
Marcella calls it my beer bike!
