Bike Purchase – 2008 Giant FCR 1
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
After much deliberation, I decided on the Giant FCR 1. With an aluminum frame, v brakes, and a carbon fork and seat post, at 21.3 pounds, it was a better ride than the Jamis Coda Elite. While the Jamis weighed only 3.7 pounds more and had my favorite brand of disk brake, the steel frame did not seem to make the ride any smoother. In order to cut the weight I decided I could pass on the disk brakes and internal hub.
While I did get soaked without fenders, it takes me 14 minutes, as apposed to 18 to get to work.…
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Review Hairspray The Musical
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Let me start by saying that I had seen the movie in the theatre and bought the movie as soon as it was on DVD and the soundtrack shortly after the theatre. Like Rent, I found that my expectations were based on the movie and I was hoping to see cast members in the show which were also in the movie. No John Travolta here :)
While the movie was nice, some of the songs made more sense in the show as they were portrayed differently. Since I saw the movie I will have to say that I like the movie more, but the show was great in it’s own way.…
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City Bikes
City Bikes was my second stop last Tuesday (4/8) after the Bike Rack did not have the Swobo in stock. I test rode a Jamis Commuter 4.0 I unfortunately was there just before closing time and did not have any time to really look around. I went back on Wednesday (4/9) and after test riding a Jamis Coda Elite, and not liking the riding position, I opted for the upright Commuter 4.0. My decision was based on the internal 8 speed hub and disk brakes. I did not like the color, not the fact that it had a de-railer on the front.…
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