Andrew Stevens » bicycle http://andrewjstevens.com Technology, media, architecture & strategy Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:48:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Get a job, get a bike, get a life http://andrewjstevens.com/2008/01/get-a-job-get-a-bike-get-a-life/ http://andrewjstevens.com/2008/01/get-a-job-get-a-bike-get-a-life/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:27:35 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewjstevens.com/2008/01/get-a-job-get-a-bike-get-a-life/ A Fluid Nitro mountain bike

Mood: inspired
Sound: Screamfeeder
Travel destination: Japan or Hong Kong

I have done it.

I have a new job. I have a new (old) method of commuting. I ride a bike again. Well a push bike, not a motorbike. After all the last time I rode a motorbike it was not pretty at all. I am still recovering from my accident – my scars itch, my mind never rests, I am scared of sparring in Taekwon Do - I need to find solace.

 I have taken what has been described to me as a senior management role with a publishing company. This company has quite a good stable of brands and I am looking forward to getting into some projects and making a difference. It should be fun, but it will certainly be a challenge.

I also bought myself a present, a Fluid Nitro “performance” mountain bike. It’s the most expensive push bike I have ever owned and it’s a really nice ride, but then I have nothing to compare it to I guess. A guy I used to work with rode a $13,000 Conalgo bike – that’s 4 times the cost of my first car!! Anyway the features of my bike are:

  • Frame: 7005 Alloy with Double Butted Fluid form top tube, down tube with squared rear stays
  • Fork: Suntour XCR-LO Alloy outer legs with preload adjuster and Lock Out
  • Rear Derailleur: Shimano Deore LX
  • Front Derailleur: Shimano Deore
  • Gear Shifters: Shimano Deore 9 speed
  • Crankset: Shimano 442
  • Bottom Bracket: Shimano Octalink cartridge
  • Brakes: Tektro Auriga Comp Hydraulic disc
  • Brake Levers: Tektro
  • Hubs: Shimano Alloy Disc 475
  • Rims: Alloy Double wall Weinman XTB-24
  • Spokes: 14g Stainless steel
  • Tyres: Kenda MTB 26 x 1.95 all black
  • Pedals: Alloy MTB
  • H.Bar/Stem: Alloy oversize riser bar with A Head over sized stem
  • Seat Post: Alloy micro adjust
  • Saddle: WTB Pure V Race
  • Grips: Kraton Rubber

I have no idea what that all means but it’s nice and light, runs well and apparently will run even better with a set of “slicks”. Can anyone out there interpret? I need to get more active again.

The one thing my motorcycle accident has taught me – life will pass me by if I don’t get out there and do more. I do not want my life measured by how much I worked or by how many hours I spent on a keyboard. I want my life measured by how I relate to those around me, by the experiences I had, by the attitude I have (this list seems incomplete to me – maybe I will explore it some more one day).

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