Completely happy Independence Day Gross sales Occasion Weekend, everyone!
I’ll quickly go away you to pedal off into a blinding pyrotechnic show of each freedom and financial savings, however earlier than I do I’m happy to announce that I’ve determined to purchase a bicycle firm:

I imply why the hell not, proper?
Since 2008, Alchemy has been producing premium, distinctive, and lust-worthy mountain, street, and gravel bikes. With present fashions, together with the versatile Arktos path bike platform and the Lycos gravel bike, and older fashions just like the Ronin gravel and Helios street bike, the model has been crafting stunning frames in each carbon and titanium for years.
Pending acceptance of my $1,500 supply, I’ve already reviewed their lineup, and I’ll be axing this bike:

And this bike:

For that matter, I’ll be axing all their bikes, since there are a few gazillion corporations additionally providing practically similar iterations of all the pieces they promote As an alternative, I’ll supply one mannequin and one mannequin solely, that being a standard metal street bike. Have you learnt it’s practically inconceivable to get a standard metal street bike with rim brakes these days? (Effectively, a brand new one, anyway.) For instance, Surly used to supply the Pacer:

Have you learnt what they provide now? This:

Look, you already know me. You understand I’m not fussy relating to aesthetics. You understand I’m kind of a dirtbag who doesn’t clear his bikes and tolerates all types of mismatched components. However candy fancy Moishe that headtube/fork combo is a criminal offense in opposition to humanity:

Like critically, no person must be allowed to promote one thing that ugly.
Then once more I most likely don’t even must trouble with the conventional metal street bike as a result of the one you continue to can purchase doesn’t actually go away any room for enchancment:

Although a chook did handle to defile its beautiful lugwork:

I don’t know the way it managed to hit the seat lug of all locations, however I’m going to go forward and think about it an indication of excellent luck.
Have an incredible vacation weekend, journey secure, and should your individual good omens manifest themselves in a extra sanitary style.
–Tan Tenovo
