This Serrota was found second-hand at a tag sale. I spotted the orange and white paneled paint job as I drove past the sale. I pulled over hoping for something different but knowing that it was probably just a beaten old paper boy bike. I almost lost my cool when I saw the Serrota name. It was a 20 year old Serrota with tired componentry.
Fixed gears have no brakes, no freewheel and no excess weight.
First few kilometers are nice and easy, strictly small ring and spinning easy. Rides are talked about in kilometers because the Europeans use kilo's and Europe is the mecca of road riding. Besides, the mile is such a brutish, American measure. A kilometer is more accurate, closer to the jewel like perfection that the rest of cycling respects. This is the rhythm, the soul of cycling.