before motorcycles, I built and rode bicycles

while mountain biking (freeriding) was my favorite, I could only get to the trail once or twice a week, did a lot of commuting on fixed gear bikes and fucking around on BMX. my fixed gear bikes were just 10 speed bikes I stripped and brazed on new horizontal campagnolo style drop outs. my commute to and from school was about 35 minutes of hard pedaling each way. I ended up a much more consistent trail rider because of it.