
[CORRECTION: Due to a communications mishap, the bike I received is an ösa +, not an ösa + :work. An earlier version of this piece referred to it as a :work. The name has since been changed to reflect the actual model received.]
Earlier in 2022, I had the chance to become acquainted with the CAKE ösa + in beautiful Del Mar, California. The weather was lovely, of course—and importantly, so were the roads. It was a far cry from what I was used to back home in and around Chicago, Illinois. So, of course, I welcomed the change.