The state of things
I bought a Salsa single speed road bike a couple of years ago. It seemed like a good idea at the time. It was simple, made of steel and relatively inexpensive. I never really took to it. I've offered it up to a few customers over the last year or so. None of them really took to it either. I started playing around with it a couple of days ago. I installed a different handlebar, put on some different grips and took off the clipless pedals. You know what? I love this thing now. I'm not saying that I'm going to ditch the carbon road bike, or the pedals and shoes. It just seems like having a bike that is easy to ride; a bike that is comfortable to ride just makes sense. The trend in the industry has been to make the bikes lighter, and stiffer. Make 'em just like the pro's. My sense is that there is a push back coming. Maybe it's been there all along, and I just didn't notice. If you could have a bike that had all the component technology, bu