{"id":9148,"date":"2007-12-27T23:13:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-28T04:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/27\/bike\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T11:36:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:36:22","slug":"bike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2007\/12\/27\/bike\/","title":{"rendered":"Bike!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Specialized 2008 Rockhopper Disc
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After seven years of not having a bike, and about half that of wanting one, I now have a new bike.<\/p>\n

This afternoon Brian () and I ended up heading over to Fraser Bicycle and Fitness<\/a>, which seems to be one of the better bike shops in this area. I saw the bike I’d previously looked at online<\/a> (and liked), found the price to be as expected (MSRP), and was really comfortable on the test ride I took it for.<\/p>\n

After we went over to Noble Fish for some amazing sushi<\/a>, then to Costco so I could buy some toilet paper, we headed back to the shop. I ended up getting the bike, a water bottle, a water bottle holder, and a helmet. The helmet is a Specialized Air Force 3, in black, size ADULT XXL, to fit my big head.<\/p>\n

The total, after tax, was just under $800, which seems pretty reasonable to me.<\/p>\n

Brian also got a new bike at the same time. His is the exact same thing, but in a matte black finish, with different shifters \/ brakes, and with V brakes instead of discs.<\/p>\n

(I’d provide links to each product at Specialized<\/a>‘s site, but the site wants to set your country first. In case you’ve done so, here is the bike<\/a> and here is the helmet<\/a>. Also, sorry the photo is crap. I just took it in the basement under some really cheap daylight-ish CFs.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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