The Single Speed

over the past week or two i’ve taken a little project on to convert my old red dawes road bike into a single speed commuter. i bought this bike back in 2003 on ebay for $300, added tri bars, new saddle and clips, and i was ready to race. at the end of the 2005 triathlon season i upgraded to this beauty, the cervelo p2 sl; a delicious combination of speed and design. since then the red dawes has been hanging in the garage lonely and depressed.

last week i finished its conversion from 24 speeds to 1. not only is this a great bike to train on but it’s a blast to ride. the best thing, i’ve driven my car 3 times in the last week. goodbye, gas pump. goodbye.

check out some of the conversion pictures and some more bike porn here.