After dealing with a lot of weirdness with my olde and well-loved #1 bicycle (a Soma Double Cross of unknown age that I've been riding for over a decade), I wanted something that would just go in all conditions without the endless issues associated with a high-mileage bike. So I bought a mega-clearance belt-drive dealio from the Tr*k clearance store. Man is it smooth, and I was glad to find that it isn't substantially slower than the other one. I've ridden it all over the place in the last couple days and it has responded admirably. A joy.
Speaking of mega-clearance items: Last night I went to watch my incoming-8th-grade nephew play bass in a driveway with his jazz combo as part of Milwaukie Porchfest. He was great and I'm super proud of him, of course, and Porchfest is the best thing. But what I really want to talk about is my Sluggo Is Lit rebooted-Nancy shirt. I wore this absurd piece of clothing to the show and people flipped. Everyone wanted to talk to me about it. Then I talked to my nephew after the show and he said that he couldn't stop looking at it while he was playing. So if you like being the center of attention at junior high schoolers' jazz driveway concerts and you fit into the limited sizes that are still available, then go throw TopatoCo a few bucks.
