by Igor
Last week, the three of us (Adrian, me, and Theodore) packed up my flat-bar'd Polyvalent and her Neutrino (formerly known as the Small Wheeler) and journeyed down to Florida to get a good base tan in preparation for the season.
It was my first time packing up the Neutrino into a small frame box for actual plane travel. We're still dialing in a proper bag/case, but we were able to save a few bucks by declaring it as a checked bag rather than a bicycle. We could also add some of our gear as the total weight was much less than a full-sized bike with accompanying equipment - so win/win. Theo (the micro-manager) was there to lend a helping hand during assembly of my bike.
One of the highlights of the trip was riding on the beach. The sand is super fine and extremely compacted so you can ride on the beach for miles in either direction. To ride safely on the beach, I aired my 47mm tires down to 30-ish psi and Adrian's 2.3" Grifters to about the same. Theo had an absolute ball. Since there were hardly any vehicles, we could stop anytime, play in the sand, and walk around.
Our rides weren't anything epic or long. Just some fun family time, riding bikes, in a warm place, where memories can be made.
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11 comments:
Thanks for sharing, looks like a pretty pleasant time! Will there be a presale for the upcoming batch of Polyvalents?
Thanks Austin! We won't be doing a pre-sale for the next round of Polyvalents as there should be enough to go around! They should be here around early/mid March.
Have you guys thought about doing an extra tall version of your rando bag for the Neutrino? I was excited when you guys included a pic of an "absolute unit" rando bag in the decaleur post.
@kukkurovaca,
I cannot confirm nor deny the potential existence of an extra tall rando bag.
-Igor
Aaahh, so cute! ...little buddy helping with the bike assembly. The apple obviously didn't fall from the tree. - GS
what is the bag that the polyvalent is transported in? does it have padding?
It's a Scicon road bike case. Fits 650bx47 tires perfectly. It uses an adjustable frame to secure the frame and fork to the dropouts. It does have padding on all sides.
-Igor
I can't wait to hear more about the neutrino
Hope there will be soon a chance to get a neutrino frame set - spring is already here :-) would be cool to start a nice neutrino build
@ Roman - We are looking at delivery this fall for the Neutrino's.
Scott
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