Trust me, riding bicycles in the middle of a weekday is the very last thing I'd like to do, but being a semi-professional bike blogger is hard work. See, I've got to ride all my knobby-tired bikes as much as possible so I can get a better perspective on that mystery bike I'm testing:
So is Jones revealing his first recumbent?
I'm not telling!
Well, it’s about time. Podio tho?
ReplyDeletesummer lighting is the best!
ReplyDeleteI’m Jonesin’ for the Jones!
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing 24" BMX cruiser fixie.
ReplyDeleteI'll be back for the rest of the story!
ReplyDeleteYou’re being an insufferable tease, Tan Tenovo
ReplyDeleteAre they paying you more than Soros is?
ReplyDeleteSnobby, you have had one heck of a rough day.
ReplyDeleteI truly feel for your pain.
I'm guessing a recumbent 11-speed fixie with the Ceramic-whatever-cole-slaw-making drivetrain and Jones H bars. And a cupholder.
ReplyDeleteI believe this Jones video is meant to throw us off the scent.
ReplyDeleteMy next guess of the mystery Testcycle is: A Vilano that was found in the dumpster, and Tan Tenovo worked out a bro-deal for some sweet new wheels/tires.
Hmmm...Brooks saddle.what could it be?what could it be?same bat time sane bat channel.
ReplyDeleteI have to add Snobby that when your site opens up on my computer (at work) the Brooks Cambium seat add is at the bottom of the screen, w/ the bottom part cut-off...and I'd never noticed it before but apparently when viewed like that it looks kind of nasty...I had your site up and a passwerbyer to my desk just commented that I shouldn't be looking at porn here at work...I sat there for a moment dumbfounded, trying to figure out what he was talking about, so he pointed at the add (the reddish colored top of the seat all that was visible). I scrolled up a bit so you could see the fat part of the seat and he laughed. So I get to keep my job...whew. Just thought you should know.
ReplyDeleteIt's a hybrid.
ReplyDeleteThe new testcycle is a three wheeled utility tricycle with a safety flag.
ReplyDelete...it's a high-wheeler Jones. But because we are MAGA, he's calling it A Quarter-Dime, not Penny-Farthing!
ReplyDelete@mattc - that would indeed be pretty nasty. its red...like a dog. and has a rivet..so a dog with a prince albert.
ReplyDeleteand your coworker casually thought THAT might be what you're into? think that may say more about them. I'd keep an eye on that.
wish i could go for daytime rides, but alas, its twelve gazillion degrees here.
anyone in like Canada want to house swap for a month? we have beaches and alligator dancing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vXa2QyTK3A
Testycle seems like a good word for bike on test.
ReplyDeleteThis only one bike seems to be working out for you just fine.
I'm sure of you "told"...they cut your testcycles off.
ReplyDeleteEdit.... same,goshdarnit,same.
ReplyDeleteIf i were a betting man, i'd say another not-quite right all-road 'gravel grinder'. lousy tire clearance and too many bells and whistles. I'd lay odds on crabon fork, split chainstay for belt drive, roloff connector nubbin, a new thruhub 'standard', diks breaks, and shimano electric pockets, with tire clearance for 27.5" by meh. Optional frame-mounted battery/motor downtube system for the older cat 6 rider intent on klling the group rides on Sundays.
ReplyDeleteThe bike industry shot past the canti stud monstercross era era waaay, waaay too fast.
Beck the Biker,
ReplyDeleteFrom Jones, really?
--Tan Tenovo
The video of the roadie enjoying verdant mountain pavement skewed my memory of Jones' lineup. I lost my interest in the bike industry's latest and greatest about 2010. Too many 'new standards'. About the time Cane Creek redefined headset sizing.
ReplyDelete@Beck The Biker— do like I did and take some of that social security money and get a custom, traditional frame made. Everyone’s happy now.
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