very dope On Friday, December 21, 2018 at 4:11:58 PM UTC-8, tc wrote: > > I'm dumbstruck by the complexity of the blue paint in the new Homer! It > has a depth and almost - almost - an iridescence about it. You really have > to see it in person to appreciate it. > > The light on today's ride highlighted it even more. It was one of those > days when I rode in sunlight for a while, then I entered a more forested > part of the trail where it was like I was riding through the faintest, > almost completely transparent cloud. The holly, moss, and tree bark made > for great complementary colors: > > [image: homer_neuse_21_dec_2018.jpg] > > Here are a few more iPhone pics > <https://photos.app.goo.gl/e8AA6pnu1SwRYjwo8>. > > This bike is smooth as silk. I'm running 42 Cazaderos at about 45 lbs (my > first pair -- and really impressed with the supple ride and their > quietness). I also realized that the 615 wide Ahearne+Map bar with a 130mm > stem on this frame sets the angle of my back at almost exactly the same as > when I do squats, which I guess is the reason it felt so dang easy and > natural to power up hills seated. That was kindof an epiphany for me > today. This Homer is slotted right between the 61 Roadini and the 64 > Atlantis for me. With the seat and bars almost level, this ain't no slow > poke of a bike, by any means. Like a Blug article Will wrote a while back, > upright bars are not 'slow'. If you feel slow with upright bars, that's > you, not the bike :) > > Here's hoping you all have some great rides during your holiday break! If > the rain will hold here off for a while, my goal is a ride per day, which > is extravagant for me! > > Happy Holidays! > Tom > > > > >
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