The trouble with being injured bored and welded to the sofa is that one tends to have time to peruse ebay. My latest back flair up has reinforced the fact that I will probably not be able to ride rigid or hard tail bikes in the future. A couple of years ago I realised that you had to have two mountain bikes, one race, one training bike else you spend a fortune and run around the whole time trying to fix it the night before a race. I bought my complete bargain of a Whyte E5 in January and have been keeping an eye out for another frame with a more traditional horst link type suspension setup as my second bike. If I ever get back racing again I’m sure I will be able to justify a new frame but not at the moment.
I’ve known about British bike manufacturer Moda since being supported by Cycle shack so when a Moda Presto (their aluminum framed full susser) came up on ebay I thought Id have a dabble and bid. Stuck on the sofa I was able to leave my bid until the last 3 minutes and managed to get the frame (brand new) for £229 + £15 postage – bargain.
If it turns up (always a worry with ebay) Ill be a happy chappy.
