Love my Jeep, hate the gas mileage. That’s why I was thrilled to find this Giant Sedona DX on Craigslist for just $225. (Thanks Mark, if you happen to read this, I’m stoked about this bike!) One thing that’s always kept me from bike commuting and saving the environment single-handed is the fact that I don’t have the Jake to replace my Windsor Pro if it got kyped from the bike rack at the Evil Day Job from Hell.
To date I’ve biked to work two out of three days at an estimated savings of roughly $10. Which means the Sedona DX only set me back $215 in Keynesian terms.
The Sedona is a “comfort bike.” Typing the words makes me cringe a bit. It’s like fessing up to owning Levis with a skosh more room. Only hard guys wear Levis, ride bikes, drink beer and fight. Can you even imagine a Harley comfort bike?
So the first thing I did when I garaged the Sedona was to adjust the handlebars from the upright position to the more aggressive pain-in-the-neck position. Next on my list is to replace the spring-loaded sofa cushion saddle with something made of forged cast iron like I have on the Windsor Pro. After that I plan to replace the slip-o-matic plastic pedals with rat-traps or maybe just plain lag bolts.
Anything but comfort.