Could be tomorrow night. Depends on how willing I am to deal with cold.

I'm waiting for the overnight try out! I realize that's difficult this time of year.

Hurray for a new bicycle!

I'm still waffling.

Trooper has conceded a great deal of ground to Endurance. Voyager and Huck are still in the running, as is Clyde. Pudge made a surprising surge today, given that the bike is not svelte or a bantamweight by any measure. Cincinnati is alive but fading fast as we round the clubhouse turn and enter the home stretch. But no final decision has been made, as yet.

What? No name? That and the bottle opener are the only reasons I kept following it.

Couldn't finde a Seattle brew so we made do with Fat Tire Ale, which was an acceptable (to me) substitute. The bottle opener works!

Eh?

An astute and observant cousin of mine also pointed out that the triangle that's carved out of the thing converts it from strictly utilitarian to being a stylized "A". That makes it particularly apt for each of us, eh? (See what I did there?)

Whew! I recommend you find a Red Hook Ale or Ballard Bitter to christen it with. Seems like it would be appropriate to use a local brew.

I’ve never noticed this detail. I’ll have to check it out when we get home.

It did!

Yep! I've spent the last two hours unboxing and photographing it. Look for a new entry, "Arrival", within a couple hours...

Well, today is 11-18 -- -did you get your new bike today?? :) :)

:)

Be sure to check that the bottle opener arrived intact.

Rodriguez hand build their wheels and guarantee them for three years. We'll see how that goes.