December 10th, 2007

Heaven knows I can’t be without a bike for two seconds before I start jonesing for a spin, so I began rebuilding immediately after the crash. Coincidentally, cycling legend Eddy Merckx was coming to town, and since I’d had my eye on one of his frames, that’s where I began.

My new CHM arrived in the same package as the bike Eddy would ride, and Stan and his crew filmed me unwrapping both frames. Although I wasn’t able to ride with Mr. Merckx on December 1st, Jordan took part in a four-man breakaway that proved Eddy still has what it takes to turn the screws. Then, before he left, the Cannibal signed my frame.

Not a bad start for a new bike. The frame isn’t top of the line, but it’s a good value for European carbon at around 2 pounds. So far I’ve built it with Campagnolo Record, Salsa Poco carbon bars, flashy white pedals, those new Fulcrum RS cranks, and Nokon cables for extra bling.

Replacement of the red hot Fulcrum Racing Zero wheels I received for my birthday may need to wait until the property damage settlement, but they’re gonna look pretty flippin’ sweet. Not sure if I’ll need to swap out the Deda carbon stem and seatpost for better fitting items from Thomson, but I’ll post pictures when it’s all done… Almost there!

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