{"id":226,"date":"2026-04-24T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ipsofatso.com\/blog\/?p=226"},"modified":"2026-05-28T18:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T01:40:11","slug":"new-bike-day-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ipsofatso.com\/blog\/new-bike-day-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"New Bike Day 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Happy new bike day to all who celebrate!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year its a Canyon Grizl CF7 ESC, with the funky funky bars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pretty much stock for now. Only part that has been swapped out is the saddle, I was not into the stock one, squishy. Accessory wise, I added the Garmin mount that’s part of the steerer stack and the front rack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wow, tire size makes such a big difference, aside from my cargo bike, all my other bikes have either 23 or 28mm wide tires, and neither provide much cushion. The stock 40mm (I think) that come on this are not great (seem to drag at +16mph), but offer a nice ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The split seat post is interesting, but not the best for angle adjustment, would be cool if that was decoupled, but that would just add more weight. maybe make the saddle mount similar to what Thompson does for theirs – 2 screws handle both the angle adjustment, and fastening down the saddle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Super stoked to expand where I can go on a bike, I can take off from home, do some road riding, hit some gravel\/dirt for a couple miles, then cruise back home on the streets. An all in one solution that does not require a car. There’s paths around here and some good alternate routes, excited to explore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Happy new bike day to all who celebrate! This year its a Canyon Grizl CF7 ESC, with the funky funky bars. Pretty much stock for now. Only part that has been swapped out is the saddle, I was not into the stock one, squishy. Accessory wise, I added the Garmin mount that’s part of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling","category-review"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t