Farewell to Blur LT....

Last month I had this crazy idea. I decided to sell my most beloved Blur LT. Why in the world I would wanna do that??? I don't have the right answer myself. The bike was perfect!! I did complained about it's weight, but it was due to the hefty Vanilla fork. Not the frame. The bike itself was flawless....it feels great on rough descend, and didnot rob your energy on uphill.

What happened was......on a lovely tuesday afternoon, after company BOD lunch meeting (not at a 5-star hotel, but a humble noodle hut..we do care about taste y'know....hehehe), suddenly my good friend Ozy called. He said that he is on his way to our favourite bike shop nearby. So we decided to give him company. You know...to help him choose his right gear.

At the shop, I spotted a secondhand Giant Anthem frame. Secondhand? at this time of the year? I couldn't imagine what was the previous owner's thinking. It was in mint condition. Too bad it's a small size. Then I measured the top tube length. It was 22.5 inch. It's the same length as my medium sized Blur LT. Also it uses the same seatpost diameter as Blur. Whoa!!...with my 550 mm Thomson seatpost, it might do the trick. It'll look odd, but what the heck! So I decided to take it home, move all component from my Blur (excpet for the Vanilla fork - don't get me wrong...it's the plushest fork I've ever had). And put my beloved Blur at the bikeshop. I did asked for a higher-than-normal price for my Blur. If nobody wants it, I can always take it back home for my next bike project. But what do you know? Someone took it only in less than a week. It is time to say farewell for my beloved Blur LT..

Mid June 06