6 October 2009 - 23:48New Hoops

I had ordered up a set of aluminum spoked I9 wheels for Kermit to bring out to Durango for SSWC, but because of the level of complexity on the colors I chose, I didn’t end up getting them in time.

This is no big deal though, I think I can think of a place for them to go before next season starts…

…. maybe…

For some reason I felt I needed to have 4 colors going on, 5 if you count the white rims. I had I9 send me a mixture of black, silver, purple and blue spokes, and a set of purple geared hubs. I laced them up this afternoon, randomly drawing a spoke from the pile.

Some folks might find these wheels garish. Maybe they are, but I kinda like them, and it’s an example of what is possible. Some folks don’t like to think outside the realm of the “norm”, but I feel, if I am going to build someone the bike of their dreams, we should do everything in our power to make it everything it can be. Anyone can have black or silver spokes, or sometimes a mixture of the two, but not everyone has something like this. Of course, vanity comes with a price…

And speaking of explosions of color, check out this picture I snapped behind the shop on one of the recent rare occasions that the sun was out. This is a great time of year!