My favourite bike (EVER) part the second.

My 2009 GT peace 29er is my favourite bike. I bought it last December as a “second bike” and within a month had sold my fully suspended and multi geared trail bike. I love the simplicity and utility of this bike. It’s the first bike that I’ve ever owned that I can imagine never selling. Being a family man on a single income I’m happy with the (relatively) small expense in running this thing. The drive train and tyres at the moment are at the palliative stage, having been worn to a nubbin by some 4000km of  Rotorua single track over the last 8 months, however bar a bottom bracket re-grease and new front ring it’s all butter.  I have new tyres (Kenda Nevegal 2.2 up front and Specialized Fast Trak 2.0 out back) all ready to put on when the weather becomes less shit, and before the Whaka 100km in Oct I’ll go all indulgent and slap a Surly cog and chain ring on ‘er. (32 20 for them that care)  Apart from that, there she is. Oh, The Thomson seat post is the most bling bike part I’ve ever owned, and coupled with my Charge spoon saddle my bike has comfortably and elegantly carried 90kg Matty hither and yon countless times in the paradise of mountain biking that I am privileged to have on my back door.

Fk I love this bike.