Like any good journalist I’m going to cover the 5 W’s in this little piece.
Who:Me
What:Battlebike
When:About twenty minutes ago
Where:Somewhere in NW Portland
Why:Because Battlebike (what my $60 Craigslist ’89 Stumpjumper will from here on be known as –it’s like I bought the $40 fenders I’d been looking at and they threw in a bike for an extra $20) needed a little bling
Pictures are worth 1000 words,read ‘em and weep.
BEFORE:
BEFORE:just another sad,nondescript and unloved '89 Stumpjumper
AFTER:
AFTER:From zero to hero,Battlebike is a phoenix rising from the ashes and strutting his stuff
And if you’re a kid from the 80s that rode an XR you’ve got to appreciate the feel of the Ourys! Of course if you’re a kid of the 80s you’ll appreciate the hologram sticker they give you even more.
ALF,GI Joe,Transformers and this terrible photo of a hologram sticker
Battlebike is also paying homage to the Trek Soho in his own little reduce/reuse/recycle way.
Battlebike:just like the Trek Soho,just $900 cheaper,smaller tires,out of true wheels (aka the pimp limp),a greasy ass chain and friction shifting. But yeah,otherwise just like it.
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