I didn’t take a lot of photos this past week, but I rode every day and the weather’s been bright and sunny without being too warm. I’m trying to soak up every moment of this before the heat, draught, and wildfires become the reality.
Just about all my riding was on the Bombadil, except a 50km day on the Evasion and a couple short rides on the Twenty. That’s consistent with my year so far, too – the stats for year-to-date mileage are:
Bombadil: 982 km
Evasion: 463 km
Hillborne: 240 km
Twenty: 216 km
Scrambler: 0 … haven’t ridden it since Nov 30!
It’s a bit ironic that with my two new bikes coming this year, the Bombadil and Evasion are the two bikes going offline, given that I’ve been riding them the most. The Evasion frame set will be sold, but the Bombadil i’ll hang onto – just going into temporary storage due to space constraints.
The new bikes are a Stooge Rambler, which will be set up as a drop bar, all-surface adventure bike, and a Stridsland Beachcomber, which will be set up as a playful ATB. There’ll be a lot of overlap in terms of what terrain they’re suited for but their builds will be plenty distinct – the Rambler will be the go-to for camping trips and long rides, while the Beachcomber will be kept more minimal and light (by the way, it’ll be titanium!) so I can treat it like a big BMX bike as well.
There is the question in my mind all the time, if I only ride the Stooge Scrambler a handful of times per year, why not sell it and keep the Bombadil intact? While that seems most logical from a usage standpoint, I do cherish those few rides on the Scrambler – and the Beachcomber won’t be up to par for riding the steep and slippery north shore trails like the Scrambler is.
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