Sopo Bike in Action

Since starting to volunteer at Sopo I have been more aware of cyclists on the road.  I have noticed there are bike commuters who I am one of and there are packs of cyclists who look like they are training for a race.  Curiosity got to me and I wanted to find about these group rides who seem to be everywhere, everyday of the week.  And I wanted to do it all on my Sopo Franken-Bike.

My bike is a Sopo Franken-Bike so named because it is made up of many different pieces, all from Sopo.  It is another bike much like the others that come out of Sopo, a mix and match of pieces that make a rideable bike.  All the work putting together the bike and working out the bugs was done at Sopo.  Sopo had all the tools I needed.  And I didn't have to go very far to get some really helpful advice.  "Each One, Teach One" really applies because I learned a lot from other people, volunteers or not, at the shop.  I did want to add a part that I had to go outside the shop and actually purchase.  It still makes for a budget cyclist and the bike was great as-is rolling out of the shop with all Sopo parts.

I have rode with the Thursday night group that leaves the CVS in Decatur at 6:30pm on Thursday nights.  I have also ridden with several weekend groups, various times and places.  At times its been a challenge and at other times its been a great tour of the city.  Today was a combination of both.  I rode with a Decatur group on Sunday at 9am from the Old Courthouse.  It was a 5-hour ride, 60 something miles, and 3200 feet of climbing.  The stats were from another rider with the gadgets.  This is the farthest I have ever rode.  And all of this was on a Sopo Franken-Bike.

All I'm missing is a Sopo Robot Sheep sticker to claim this as a Sopo bike.

Posted by Faceman On: Sunday May, 2009 22:39

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