{"id":174,"date":"2013-03-20T21:47:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-20T21:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ssgc.co\/2013\/03\/reid-cycles-falco-elite-review\/"},"modified":"2013-03-20T21:47:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-20T21:47:00","slug":"review-of-reid-falco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/singlespeedgoldcoast.com\/2013\/03\/20\/review-of-reid-falco\/","title":{"rendered":"Reid Cycles Falco Elite Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
It’s been about a decade since I owned a road bike with gears. In that time I’ve stayed faithful to my love of all that is good and just and kind in the world. I have not lusted after gears, coveted my neighbor’s derailleurs,\u00a0nor have I taken in vain or blasphemed thy fixie (though I have mocked occasionally and will probably mock again\u00a0for it is said I am the one for whom mockery comes easily).<\/p>\n
Lo let it be known that all men can be tempted and I must confess I am myself\u00a0a fallen\u00a0man.\u00a0Reid tempted me with their Falco Elite and I succumbed. Oh yes, the bike\u00a0has gears, plenty of gears, and I use them all as foolishly and wantonly as a any sinner.<\/p>\n
I know, some of you may weep for me, as I wept for Tammy Bakker<\/a>, the woman with the false eye-lashes and fake charm whose love of Jesus always seemed so blessed and so real.\u00a0When I think of religion I always think of her piety, her fake eye-lashes and I’m sure her husband’s<\/a> embezzling for Jesus was just another way of showing their love of the church. While I haven’t had\u00a0forced sex with anyone or\u00a0embezzled\u00a0church funds I have been changing gears an awful lot. Let the Lord judge us all.<\/p>\n How many, I can’t say.\u00a0If I had to guess I’d say 18, since I suspect the rear cassette is a nine speed. That’s what they’re up to these days isn’t it? And the fancy bikes have ten? So many. So foolish. So sinful.<\/p>\n After a decade of abstinence you’re probably wondering, what was so remarkable about the Reid Falco Elite that made me fall? The answer is, there is nothing remarkable about the Reid Falco. Nothing,\u00a0except its price. The steering is spot on, a little sharper than your average single speed but certainly not sharp for a road bike. All the running gear works, as you would expect from 105. The points of contact go unnoticed, as they should. And the reach to bars and position on the bike are just about where they should be for\u00a0this type of bike. Yes Lord. But it all comes together with full Shimano 105 (no sins of\u00a0 omission, no cheap levers or cranks for instance) for $870. For that price it’s remarkable. (And it’s on special at the moment.)<\/p>\nThe Bike<\/h3>\n