Adrenaline Bikes

Rode a warm 50 miles to The Crema with Amber today. I had the Croque Monsieur which was very good, but not as good as the fried egg sandwich.

Afterwards we met up at Adrenaline bikes in Tustin. I have never seen so many bikes in such a small area. They have everything there. The staff are very friendly and knowledgeable. Amber thinks she will probably get her bike there. She's looking at the Lynskey Cooper CMT Ti touring bike with a Shimano Ultegra groupo, wide-clearance carbon fork, and disk brakes. It'll be about $4,500 after tax and the build fee.

That's a lot of money for a bicycle, but then it's a really nice bike which will last as long as she wants it too. She will probably have to replace the forks and the groupo every ten years or so, but the frame should last forever. It will also take a rack, panniers, fenders, and wide tires. The Ti/Carbon combination will be very comfortable on long and rough rides.

You know what I really liked about Adrenaline Bikes? Not pushy. If there's one thing guaranteed to get me running it's the phrase "What will it take for you to buy this today?". I hate that.