April & Scott: 2010

Friday, April 2, 2010

Just Ordered

After drooling over the Motobecane Fantom Pro SL 29 for more than a year I finally put my order in for two a 15" for my wife and a 21" for me. My wife is 5'7" and I'm 6'4".

Pre-Initial changes:

I am putting 400 mm Kalloy seatposts on because I know that the included seatpost is only 350mm which won't be long enough for my wife, and I love the two bolt clamp on this post.

I am also going to switch out the tires as soon as I pull the wheels out of the box, my wife has the Nevegals that came on her OutCast 29 and I ordered a pair of Continental Mountain King 2.4's.

I'll put my favorite Oury grips on mine and I am looking at the Ergon grips, or something similar but cheaper.

Any suggestions? Or questions? I'll try to keep this updated with my impressions and the changes I make on our bikes.

We are Peace Corps Volunteers living in Bella Vista, a Spanish speaking village inland from Mango Creek and just south of Stann Creek District, Belize. April is from Texas, and Scott is from Oregon and everywhere else. We most recently lived in Logan, Utah, and miss the dry, mountain air.

April went to Baylor University and studied International Studies; she also did some of her studies in the Netherlands and nonprofit work with women in Mexico and Eastern Europe. Scott joined the Air Force out of high school, but after his 4 years, he realized that wasn't for him and began going to college, recently graduating with a Bachelors in Civil Engineering.