Re: Christmas (etc.) bike toys: Bikefanclub.com

Thank you for saying so. I'm excited now. Considering that I want to commute with my bike having it set up properly will be great. I was planning on commuting with my previous Calfee but being a minimalist road bike as it was I had a quandary on how to carry the stuff I needed to carry with me, such as lunch and clothes and such. I could not bear the idea of adding a rack to my old bike. I would only have been able to use one that clamps to the seatpost as it is.

I had clip-on fenders that made a big difference in the rain. I used them on an older bike I had. I am thinking of the concept now of a high-end bike set up as a commuter will be a conversation piece, I think. I'll certainly have plenty of pictures taken of my bike while I'm holding it, similar to the pics I took with my previous Calfee just to be able to compare.

It's an interesting process to go through ordering a full-custom bike. The frame dimensions are only one of the elements of the bike to consider. Choices, for me, at least, of drivetrain are simple because I'm just set on compact crank and Ultegra-level STI shifting. I had not envisioned a rack and fenders when I was first contemplating what I wanted. Now the die is cast and it's only a matter of time before I receive my new Calfee.

Cheers

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