After
my review last October of my Misfit diSSent Fe Peter suggested that I ride an ALC for comparison sake and back to back review. Why not. I love my steel diSSent, but it might be nice to try the aluminum one too. To be honest, I have not ridden an aluminum frame since my last full suspension bike. I am curious how it will compare to the steel and if I will like it as much or more . . . or less?
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I was able to distract the crazy cat lady long enough from her longing stare into Gizmo's eyes to get the frame, bid my adieu, hi-tail it to Tall Tree Cycles to knock out the headset of Pinky and press it into the new frame. |
The Vegan Vagabond was in
the Big Smoke last week and swung by
the empire for a visit and was able to pick up the frame for me to try out. Yesterday, when she met me at her door she was holding a frame wrapped in bubble wrap, but I could make out it's distinct colour - black with . . .
"What's that? s that . . . gold?!?!? F*ck me! That's fugly!!! "
Cheesy ugly gold and black. Yuk.
What made the whole thing worse was VV informed me that her diSSent had recently been upgraded with pink decals. WTF!?!?!
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My beautiful pink diSSent will be on the sidelines for a wee bit while I test out it's aluminum version. |
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Gold is for fat guys who wear speedos, lay on the beach tanning by day and are into the swinger's scene by night. |
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I love paragon sliders and was doubting the Misfit version, but they don't look half bad - no stopping screw/tensioner bit to fiddle with either. |
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All built up . . . but something is missing. Can you spot it? |
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The steel tubing is slightly smaller than the aluminum, by 2mm. Need to find a 32 mm seat-clamp to finish the build off. |
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Pfffffft, gold . . . . |
The new frame will get it's maiden voyage in about a week and a half or so when I head to North Carolina
(who wants to come?). I am going to beat the shit out of this frame out of spite for the ugly gold lettering and lack of pink lettering.
Dicky get's a complete custom build and I can't even get pink decals???
1 comment:
Can I have that pink seat collar since you aren't using it? it will go nicely with my new decals!
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