My Tri-Bike and My Bi-Bike

The Bi-Bike was the same price as the first bike I bought in Tawian.2500nt.

I bought it from a drug store across from the Da dwan Carrefoure.It looked

like a good deal.But it couldn't have passed the export inspector.Parts I have

replaced 2 tubes 300nt,1 tire 400nt,broke3 pedals 750nt,1 light 199nt, brake

levers(2)borrowed from an abandoned bike.1649nt seemed like plenty a minute ago.

The tri-bike is a 14spd chrome-moly steel framed road bike with bio-pace chain

rings and aluminium everything else.It was left in the recycling dump.On a

dare/suggestion that I couldn't get it on my motorcyle from the pub to my

home I saved it. During my quitting smoking phase I rode a bike to school

(twice a week).I figured this bike would make the trip a little faster than

my folding bike.I want a bike computer to help me track travel distance,

about 500nt. Money just got eaten. 2tires 300nt, 4pedals 650nt,4cables and

tubes 800nt, brake levers 450nt,tape 400nt, seat 150nt,one cassette gear

150nt,chain 400nt, 750nt labour,paint300nt,primer 80nt,sandpaper 45nt.

I wasn't ever going to paint the bike.When I decided to enter the triathlon,

I thought I should paint it, so when I was putting it back together I thought

I will put on new cables, better pedals, and pay someone to re-assemble it.

Time, effort, 4500nt and I have to pedal it by myself.

A similar bike new is only 6500nt, and a new one has re-sale value. Well my

bike will always have the "Old School Look!" and not having manufacturing

stickers makes for a conversation opener with strangers.