25/07/2026
車主說，這台車會入庫，其實算是陰錯陽差。
原本讓他中蠱的是 CAAD14 raw version，全球限量 300 台。他問遍了世界各地的經銷商，得到的答案一致到有點感人——58 早就賣光了。300 台裡本來就分不到幾台 58，而那幾台的主人，動作顯然比他快。
於是他退而求其次，選了 Rally Red。（人生大概就是這樣，你追的那台永遠缺尺寸。）
SRAM 1X，套件停在 Rival。車主對 weight we**ie 那套沒興趣，秤重這件事在他的價值觀裡，大概排在「今天可以騎多遠」後面。反倒是那組黃色手把帶跟坐墊，畫龍點睛，整台車直接吸睛到一個誇張——是路邊阿姨會停下來稱讚、然後掏出手機拍照的那種。阿姨的審美，某種程度上是最誠實的市場調查。
其實我私心覺得，既然他本來就不是 weight we**ie，那還好沒買到 raw 版。這個塗裝，40 年後拿出來應該還是漂亮。raw 版 40 年後——大概也會很有味道啦，只是那個味道叫做氧化。
My riding buddy says this bike ended up in his garage kind of by accident.
What actually had him spellbound was the CAAD14 raw version — 300 worldwide. He asked every dealer on the planet, and the answers were unanimous in a way that was almost moving: the 58s were long gone. There were never many 58s in those 300 to begin with, and whoever got them was clearly faster than he was.
So he settled for Rally Red. (That’s life. The one you want is always out of your size.)
SRAM 1x, Rival, done. He has no interest in the weight we**ie thing — weighing bikes ranks somewhere below “how far can I ride today” on his list of concerns. What actually carries the build is the yellow bar tape and saddle. Absolutely unhinged levels of eye-catching. The kind of bike that makes aunties stop on the sidewalk to compliment it and then pull out their phones. Auntie approval is the most honest market research there is.
Honestly though — since he was never a weight we**ie anyway, I’m quietly glad he missed the raw version. This paint is still going to look good in 40 years. The raw version in 40 years would also have a certain character. That character is called oxidation.
