Colin And His Unfounded Hatred of Hipsters Comes Back To Bite Him

Well well well. Look who's discovered fixed gear bikes, but WITH A TWIST?! Colin, the man who despises everything to do with "fixed bike", "culture", "tight jeans" and "ironic mustaches" (whatever that means) has built up a lovely little Pake with only the finest downhill bike components and some castaway samples that nobody wanted. In addition to the cheap stuff, Gentleman Jim Snyder was able to talk Colin into buying the 2009 JL Straitline pedals to match the rest of the Ergon themed bike. Colin came into the Blog's office yesterday and asked if he should get the Michelin Pro3s in the neon yellow green. A good friend would've said "Of course not. Buy thick, heavy duty tires for riding through the Columbia gnar". However a troublemaker would say "Any tire besides the Pro3s would be a huge mistake. What do you have to lose? Live a little you frightened little man-child" and thus, Colin became the owner of a pair of neon green Pro3s. Fast forward to this morning. Colin was on the fence once again about the JL pedals. Sure they were pricey, but they would match the Ergon fixie perfectly. Luckily, Jim was around to provide the misguided youth some misguided advice and 10 minutes later, Colin was threading them onto his crankset which is approximately worth 1/16th of what the JLs cost. The bike is a study in neon green and bad advice. Kudos Colin, whose name in 3rd grade Spanish was "Carlito" (for any shops who deal with Colin on a regular basis)...

Owleye headlight with Ergon decal and matching zip-ties....
The JLs!
Custom Bike Ribbon bag and the world's most uncomfortable saddle....