Ride It or Die: Fuji Espree Mixte and Cream Tires

Welcome, jerks.

Yeah, I got the fever. Three or four years ago, a rabid, red-eyed zombie sank its rotten teeth into my arm and thus I was infected with a peculiar strain of irrational obsession. Since then I have breathed, eaten, and slept bikes and almost nothing else. Maybe a vaccine will be invented, or maybe it'll simply pass, but until then I'm a slave to my compulsion to buy, transport, take apart, degrease, scour, lube, polish, assemble, tune, tighten, align, wax, buff, and yes, ride, ride, ride these magical two-wheeled machines.

So, the idea is, on this page I'm going to post pictures and perhaps stories of bikes that I've refurbished and ridden or ones that are in the process or recently completed. Maybe it'll expand from there. We'll see, I guess.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Fuji Espree Mixte and Cream Tires

To sleep, perchance to cream... Whoa, wait, I didn't mean to write that. I'm talking about tires here, for chrissakes. Anyway, I can't decide whether or not these cream tires enhance this mixte build or steal all the frame's spotlight. Thoughts, anyone?

My other option, by default, is tan-walled Panaracer Paselas. I think they'd make for a more classic, "tasteful" look overall. I'm just not sure I want to be tasteful in this case. If I were to run Paselas, I could use the original 27" wheels, saving a little dough (whereas the cream Delta Cruisers only come in 700c, requiring a wheel upgrade).

(btw, the gnarly old cork grips are just placeholders until a new pair arrives in the mail, so don't hate on 'em, please)