MY NAME IS BLAZER AND I LIVE IN CHICAGO. I JUST GOT BACK INTO RIDING AFTER A YR OF RIDING FIXIE. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED OVER JUST A YR. EVERYTHING IS ABOUT WEIGHT NOWADAYS WHICH SUCKS. ITS ABOUT STRENGTH GUYS. I LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HOPE A RAIL AND NOT HAVE TO LOOK DOWN AT MY WHEELS AND HOPE THERE NOT BENT. BACK IN THE DAY I USE TO BE ABLE TO GET HIT BY A CAR AND MY BIKE WAS FINE GRANTED IT WEIGHED 31LBS BUT WHO CARES. BUT NOW I'VE GOTTA NEW BIKE AND IT WEIGHS 25LBS AND I LOVE IT. I LOVE RIDING AND LOVE BEING BACK IN THE SCENE. MY GEARING IS 28-8 TOP THAT. I ALSO COMMUTE BY BIKE EVERYDAY. SO HIT ME UP IF U RIDE IN CHICAGO.