016: amateur (bike) porn

What's nineteen and a half pounds and get me really excited for something that's still 5 months away?

You guessed it, my new cross bikes. Finally have them all set up to my silly specifications.
They are Fuji cross pros. Full Ultegra shifting and drive train... I did swap out for my wheels, cranks, front chain rings seats and seat posts and brakes. Mostly those changes were personal preference, The stock stuff was fine, but I do have my geeky desires. For the first time this century I'll run front derailers for cross... That's a big change for me.

a few folks have asked, " hey fatmarc, why not build one blingle bike, and use one of your old forts as a pit bike?"

While the idea of that sounds pretty cool , I have to admit that frankly I'm not a blingle bike guy.
All of my bikes are really nice, but there's rarely a part that wouldn't be described as workman like, solid and sensible. dare I say frugal ? My bikes generally don't have that "wow, that's the coolest thing I've ever seen"effect. That's okay, because I also think my bikes reflect my racing style to some extent.
Additionally, as I learned from Slick Rick many years ago, and I truly believe, it is better to have two bikes that are exactly the same, then one bike that is blinged out and a pit bike you dread taking when you need it.
My last cross bikes, the forts, were different colors, but essentially if I rode them blindfolded, I would crash, and then not be able to tell you what bike I was riding. Perfect.

The goal for these builds was the same. They are identical.

I always wanted twins.

I am really excited to put them through their paces...
thanks to Slick Rick at Henry's Bikes for working with me on these...

respect
fatmarc (gleefully)