Obsessed with my bike

This bike looks and performs like a bike that would cost 3-4 times more. For years, I've been riding a restored, vintage Fuji road bike. I decided to upgrade and buy myself a new bicycle that I could use for city riding and triathlons. After extensive research on different brands, models, features etc, I stumbled upon Giantnerd.com and the Tommaso imola. My only regret is not having done this earlier. This bike is amazing and has made biking around the hills of San Francisco 1000000000x more enjoyable. I now find myself taking the longer routes (because I can) and taking on hills that I would've never attempted to with my old bicycle. The imola is supremely lighter, I can carry it up stairs, one-armed and with ease. I ordered it without the genius build because I figured it would be beneficial for me to learn how to put the thing together myself. Thanks to YouTube, a set of hex wrenches and about 1 hour of dedication, I was out riding this thing. I'm 5'7" but have shorter legs so I did end up having to pay $5 for the friendly folks at my LBS to shave about an inch off my seat post. The dude at the bike shop was impressed with the bike as well and gave me a quick inspection to make sure all was safe. Although it does not come with pedals, I found a pair of track pedals from All-City bikes for about $20. They go perfectly with this bike. It has been about a month of riding my Imola & I have received tonnes of compliments on what I nice bike it is. i've also lost weight, gained muscle and a newfound love for cycling. I love this bike so much that I bought one for my cousin in Brooklyn as a graduation present.

Posted 03.04.12

Obsessed with my bike

This bike looks and performs like a bike that would cost 3-4 times more. For years, I've been riding a restored, vintage Fuji road bike. I decided to upgrade and buy myself a new bicycle that I could use for city riding and triathlons. After extensive research on different brands, models, features etc, I stumbled upon Giantnerd.com and the Tommaso imola. My only regret is not having done this earlier. This bike is amazing and has made biking around the hills of San Francisco 1000000000x more enjoyable. I now find myself taking the longer routes (because I can) and taking on hills that I would've never attempted to with my old bicycle. The imola is supremely lighter, I can carry it up stairs, one-armed and with ease. I ordered it without the genius build because I figured it would be beneficial for me to learn how to put the thing together myself. Thanks to YouTube, a set of hex wrenches and about 1 hour of dedication, I was out riding this thing. I'm 5'7" but have shorter legs so I did end up having to pay $5 for the friendly folks at my LBS to shave about an inch off my seat post. The dude at the bike shop was impressed with the bike as well and gave me a quick inspection to make sure all was safe. Although it does not come with pedals, I found a pair of track pedals from All-City bikes for about $20. They go perfectly with this bike. It has been about a month of riding my Imola & I have received tonnes of compliments on what I nice bike it is. i've also lost weight, gained muscle and a newfound love for cycling. I love this bike so much that I bought one for my cousin in Brooklyn as a graduation present.

Posted 03.04.12