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Yesterday was my birthday and while we dine at Xochitl tonight to celebrate, yesterday I capped off literally months of research and finally purchased a new bike. For the last year I’ve been riding a green three-speed 1980s Schwinn Collegiate, purchased used from Via Bikes. It’s a solid bike with plenty of miles left to go but I’ve been wanting something sleeker, faster, and most importantly, fixed gear. So check out the new ride, a 2007 Schwinn Madison:

It’s a remake of their classic ’80s Madison which was a lugged track bike apparently beloved by all. This bike is double butted cromo but otherwise identical. I’m going to flip and chop the bars for bullhorns and remove the back brake since I’m going to ride it fixed but otherwise she’ll look a lot like this (well until I upgrade the wheels someday). This time I stayed a little more local and went just around the corner to Mike’s Bikes at 13th and Mifflin. It won’t be in until the beginning of May but Mike cut me a good deal on the bike and has guaranteed that they’ll make sure I’m happy. So far I’m definitely a fan of the shop.

More thoughts and pics to come once she’s in my hands.

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