Level Up!

evilhippo has gained Bicycle Repair!
evilhippo retains the use of 12-year-old Mountain Bike.

Mountain Bike gains:
+ 2 street slicks! Biking in higher gears is now possible!
* Street Slicks unlocks Mechanical Advantage! Nobbly tires no longer hold you back!
+ Pseudo-Hybrid street cred! Old ladies in skirts will no longer be able to pass on the Lakeshore trail!
+ Braking ability! evilhippo can now stop if there is danger!
+ Vehicular rivalry! It is now possible to feel superior to cars stuck in traffic along longer portions of Lakeshore Drive!

Mountain Bike loses:
- Indoor Fun. Mountain Bike will no longer make a joyful grippy-tires-on-hardwood noise when ridden in the apartment.
- Subtlety. Every bump and pothole on Chicago's addled streets is now magnified. Learn them well, my friend!

(Thank goodness for Blackstone Bicycle Works, which is in fact as cool as the internet makes it seem. And cheap enough that I didn't have any reason to feel guilty about not buying a new bike.)