third iteration of the hillborne

first iteration: brown brooks saddle, albatross bars, brown faux-leather bar tape. seen here.

 

second iteration: because i could never settle into the brooks saddle, i switched to the white version of the specialized saddle i use on my waterford. that saddle is really the best for me. and because the saddle changed colors, so did the bar end tape. seen here.

 

the third iteration came to be because we realized that the albatross bars were simply too wide. with my shorter frame and lower center of gravity, i couldn't gain much speed on the heft of this bike. so back to drops i went. and now, i love it. and the basket was an alternative to the saddle bag, which ended up being a bit of a pain for me. and we all have racks or baskets these days. we're all old. :)

 

at some point, i will take better photos of this third, and hopefully final, version of this bike.

Done