Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Fuji x Obey Track

I just got my 58cm Fuji x Obey track ride. Built it in a record 45 minutes. One complaint though, if you are going to sell a bike with deep profile rims, make sure the tubes you install at the time of manufacture are long enough to inflate with a pump. Mine were a little short, 8 bucks later, we were rolling. Thanks Fuji for two tubes that will never be ridden. No big deal, just a little disappointing. They probably would have worked, but i wasn't in the mood to try. It rides smooth, but i think the crown race isn't seated well, my headset is acting a little funny. It is super smooth (for a generic cheap-ass headset) from straight ahead to 45 degrees, but from 45 to 90 degrees, it tightens up significantly. Overall, i'm super stoked, except i'm only about 500 or so miles from breaking in the Brooks Swift, i am more than sure it will be well worth it. Unfortunately, due to the broken collar bone, i can't ride it on the streets, it will be rollers only until track season starts. Can't wait to hit Alpenrose on it. The Pista still gets the day to day beatings and miles, but after two nasty crashes, it certainly needs a little love, like a new fork, headset, and saddle. For now, the Obey is still stock black and gold, but it will soon get a few upgrades to discern mine from the other kooks out there. I haven't seen one yet in PDX, so i might be the first one here to own one, but i'm not counting on it. Im sure some other fixster will surely pick one up, and then i will have to break him, mercilessly.

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