Went to Rogerzilla's yesterday evening. Spent an enjoyable and informative few hours chatting about things cycling, I got to ride his Brompton (this may end up being an expensive ride around the block one day, I loved it and it did nothing to extinguish my "Gotta have a Brommie" desires at all). i got to see once and for all that my Solidlights have been superseded by the IQ Fly and his other dyno-LED (I forget the make but they both looked much whiter and brighter than my Solidlights).
Got to see RZ's bike stable and, most importantly, bought the one he was selling.
I have taken a 5 minute "Not Staring at my new Bike" break to write this. I think it looks bloody gorgeous and nicer in the flesh than I was expecting (the bike, not RZ).
Given RZ's obvious meticulous attention to detail I have no worries about the purchase whatsoever.
Before I saw it I was considering using it as a Fixie project but it's just too nice to do anything but keep it as it is, replacing parts when needed.
The 3rd chainring and granny gear seem to have fallen off in transit so I may need to get fit. I definitely need to lose some weight in order to do do the bike some justice and avoid "who's the fat bloke on the skinny bike ?" scenarios.
OK, must go, it needs me to go and stare at it for a while longer.
