Gary Fisher Rig.

I took the plunge on another bike, to add to my growing stable of bikes.  I really wanted to go the singlespeed route as I was hoping to gain some more strength for some of my longer races and also wanted to try out a 29'er.  Since the shop I work at is a Trek/Gary Fisher dealer I could get a good deal on a 2008 Gary Fisher Rig.  I also just received another scholarship from school that gave me the money to purchase it.

From South East Mountain Biking

I have changed a few things from the original parts, as it came with a 70mm stem which when combined with the bars made for cramped ride.  I swapped out the stem for a 100mm but its still a little cramped as the sweep on the bars is fairly significant.  I also put a WTB  Rocket V seat on it and some new grips.

From South East Mountain Biking

After a couple of good rides (37 mile and a 26 mile) I have to say singlespeeding is much different and my upper body was feeling the effects at the end of the ride.  The 29'er is fantastic it just rolls over stuff and does a great job in the sand at Kincaid.  I was a little worried about going back to a hardtail but the 29'er seems to give you a little suspension.

Movies in the Park

This weekend Sarah and I rode the bikes downtown to Parc International to catch a movie.  Its only about a 2 mile ride to downtown Lafayette from our place so I packed some sushi and lemon orzo for dinner that we picked up earlier in the day at Fresh Market.  It was my first time using my osprey talon and it easily packed up a down blanket, bike lock, dinner for the two of us and sweaters.  It should workout for my thru-ride of the ouachita trail.

From Me & The Old Lady

From Me & The Old Lady

We had our dinner on one of the benches over looking the stage where they had the inflatable screen.  Luckily we had brought the down blanket because it got quite chilly while watching Beetlejuice and the bench got less and less comfortable as the night wore on.  It was still a great time for only $2 per person and asked ourselves why we never ride our bikes downtown when we go out for our rides.