My new ride's arrived!!

[BabyBlueNTulsa]

I just ordered it through my LBS last Thursday and got the call today around 5pm. !!!!

When he brought her out from the back I just about turned to putty. White and silver do look great together! I put my "old" bottle cages on her and some new white Keo pedals. I also changed the 12-27 to an 11-28, but the rest is stock. She's at least 2lbs lighter than ol "Blue"! Suh-weet!

Love at first sight!!!

Please gals...help me name her, could ya? With my schedule and the nasty cold weather that's returned, I probably won't be able to ride her until Friday. (BOOHOO!!!) I wanna ride I wanna ride I wanna ride!

[Urlea]

Congrats on your new ride!! That is one sleek looking bike. :D Hope the weather clears up soon so you can take her out, I'm sure it's killing you not being able to.

How about naming her "Alabaster"?

[BabyBlueNTulsa]

Oh, maybe! Allie for short? (hopefully not as in Allie-oop!) hee hee

Yes it is killin me... already!! Our club's first "Wednesday Night Ride" is tomorrow..and I just can't see taking her out in 34 degree windchill just standing still. What can I say? I'm a WIMP! Wah!

[bikecanada]

That is a pretty bike! I have the Giant Avail1 (the green and white one). I wish mine was all white haha but yours was out of my budget!
Hopefully you can take it out for a ride soon!

[Zen]

Yep, white and silver are nice, aren't they?
(my new bike has the same ;) )

[BabyBlueNTulsa]

Ooh Zen - can you give me a link so I can see yours too? Pretty pretty, i bet!!

BC - that's a pretty color scheme too! I love the Giant line of roadies.

[martinkap]

Very very pretty. Congratulation ... I would call her 'Snow-white' :)

[Zen]

Ooh Zen - can you give me a link so I can see yours too? Pretty pretty, i bet!!

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Oh, it's just another FX
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/Trek76FX2009.jpg

[Selkie]

Completely selfish of me, but I think she's a Maud!!!

[Jo-n-NY]

What a pretty bike. Wishing you safe and joyful riding miles.

Zen - your bike is also so pretty. I love the designs.

~ JoAnn

[Aggie_Ama]

Oh sexy! And you can change the bar tape to any color you want any time you please, I am jealous! How about Bianca or Blanca or what is spanish for snow because it is a prettish word- Nieve?

I like something paying homage to her fair complexion, maybe because I am pale! :p:D

[PamNY]

Beautiful bike! I was thinking of Blanca too.

Zen, I want your bike.

Pam

[ASammy1]

I would call her Pearl! Then again every name I come up with has a reference to it's color.

[ASammy1]

Very very pretty. Congratulation ... I would call her 'Snow-white' :)


That's my car's name!!!

[Karma007]

Beauty, eh? I'm for "casper"- I can see you couming out of a fog bank, like a ghost...

[breezer]

I think I'd call her Ghost.
And you could be the Ghost Rider.

[Triskeliongirl]

ENJOY!!!!!!!!! I am curious what bars you have on there. They look shallow and short reach, always a good thing in my book!

[papaver]

It's a really cool bike. You'll have lots of fun cleaning it. ;) (I know i have a white one too). :D

[Miranda]

:)Congrats! Hope you have many safe and happy miles together for sure. My current bike is a Giant. She is white, brushed silver, and black. It's SO nice because you can mix her up with anything... it's all good:cool:.

My current girl is too big for me. So, I'm shopping for a new ride. I have a whitie in mind to buy, and will save that name for myself:p. My current girl is nameless for some reason:rolleyes:.

Hmmm... how about Daisy--simple, pretty, but wild and free. Dove... white, graceful, flies through the wind with ease. Lightening... but, that is a bit boy-ish. Or, you could say she is sorta like "sugar"... because she's sooo sweet;).

EDIT: btw, those white sprint Keo Look pedals are *HOT*! I had them ordered to put on my current white girl, but they were a bit tight for me (sent em back). But, I still might try them cuz they looked so nice with the white bike!

[silver]

That bike is lovely! WOW!!!

[Aint Doody]

She reminds me of Marilyn Monroe--platinum blonde, alluring, racy, sexy!!

[Tuckervill]

I have a Casper cookie jar that my mother bought in the '50s, so I think that's a cute name for a bike. But when I read BOOHOO in your post, I thought THAT (Boo) would be a great name for this bike. It also reminds me of the Boo in Super Mario Brothers.

Karen

[sundial]

Tuck, the cookie jar makes me :)

What style of bike is it? It's so pretty and you'll look nice and cool on it in the heat of the summer. :p

[Aggie_Ama]

Tucker- I collect cookie jars- please post a picture! :)

[sundial]

Aw gee, here we go. :rolleyes: I'm gonna get hungry thinking about all those cookies tucked away inside those jars. ;)

[redrhodie]

I'd call her Paloma. She's pretty!

[Tuckervill]

He looks just like this one (http://collectibles.about.com/od/jarresources/ig/Cookie-Jar-Ads-and-Catalogs/Casper-and-Yogi-Bear.htm).

I used to talk to him when I was about 6, about the cookie he was holding, with one little bite out of it. My mother gave him to me when I had my first child, and he's sat next to the fridge in every house I've ever had since then. About 12 years ago, my mother called and asked to have him back, because she found out someone would pay FIFTEEN HUNDRED dollars for it. I wouldn't let her have my one and only heirloom! :(

Karen

[Aggie_Ama]

Sundial- DH gets mad because none of my cookie jars ever have cookies in them! When I make cookies he is baffled that I don't get down a jar.

Tucker- Cool jar! Someone thinks one of mine is worth money but I looked it up and only about $30 bucks. I am not sure I would sell it if it was $500 but maybe because I am not sentimentally attached to this one.

I really jacked this thread. :D

[Red Rock]

Congrats on your new bike. The white and chrome are a good combonation too. I hope you enjoy your first rides together.

Red Rock

[CyclChyk]

I vote for Breezer's name suggestion. I dig it. And the bike. It's very hot. Now that I think about it, "Ice" could be a cool name too (pun not intended. :p )

[BabyBlueNTulsa]

Wow - thanks gals! You all really have come through!!! I like a lot of those names! Platinum (the wheels are awesome), racy and sexy are all good descriptions..so right now I think Marilyn is sounding good!

Snow White is another good one, but i think I need one name.

For some reason, booger just came to mind. LMAO.. do not ask why! Oh I know why.. I just got back from sitting my 6yr old neice. LOL Lordy..she was reading me a "gross"-themed book. Something like "Oooh, that's grosssss" . I dunno. Anyway... booger. Wouldn't that be a lovely name? LOL... NOT. That'd be about as comedic as "Larry". Huh???<double take and a Chester the Cheetah sound to go with it>
Sorry... I digress... (its been a long day)

I wasn't absolutely sure about the color of the Keos until I actually saw them on the bike. They really do POP! I'm gonna have to loosen up the release too. This is the 3rd new set of Keos I'm breaking in in the last 2yrs. (I think I posted about a spring busting on my original pair a year or so ago on here). Sigh... Beautiful though!

On the colors.. you know, I am excited that I can actually buy any color jersey now and not worry about clashing. Yeah..I'm one of those anal roadie people... LOL hee hee My cycling drawer is filled with blue this and blue that...(my buds could always spot me on the road with the blue bike and the Shebeest blue leopard print jerseys I wore). I can't wait to buy a red jersey. hee.. I may wait a while to personalize her up... probably as long as it takes to dirty up the white bar tape - - which won't take too long. LMAO.

I'm not sure about this Vitesse saddle (stock on the bike) yet. I really like my butterfly... its black though. Doggone.. may "have to" get the white version. Anyway.. I'll take a few rides on this one to try it out first. If anyone wants to trade this new Vitesse and a black carbon butterfly for a white one you have... let me know.

Triskeliongirl - The bars are an FSA Wing Pro Women's (31.8). I've always wanted a wing-type bar.. Hopefully they're easier on the hands for long rides when I wanna take a break from the hoods.

Sundial.. Giant just calls it a "performance" bike. It has a lot of the TCR's technology on it, but the geometry has me riding more upright instead of the aggressive racing style of the TCR. I need the upright style b/c of my back. I have NO flexion in my lumbar region. Only L4-5 are fused, but I think I've suffered from the "frozen back syndrome". Getting my sit bones on the saddle correctly is a constant battle. SIGH... I'm thinking I may need to get a professional fitting (the kind you have to pay for with a trainer-dude...)

[Kitty Gatita]

"prettish "

I think that is the best name yet for your new beauty!!

[BabyBlueNTulsa]

Ooh Kitty... that name makes me think of designers... Prettish!

hee hee.. I'm S*x in the City fan... Immediately thought of all those fabulous labels Carrie Bradshaw gets to wear. (I'd never buy that stuff, but it looks great)

Samantha maybe? Nah... Marilyn still sounds good, yeah?

I'm sure something will solidify on Friday when I take her out. (Lordy.. please pray it doesn't rain - right now we're at 30-40% chance) As long as its at least in the 50s and NOT raining.. I'll go. I just don't wanna trash her on the first ride! <sniff, snivel>

In the meantime..please keep throwing those names at me!

You gals are the best!!!

[BabyBlueNTulsa]

Oh, it's just another FX
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/zencentury/Trek76FX2009.jpg

Zen - sorry I got lost in my reply! (email's not been notifying me in a timely fashion either)

That is the FX I wanted to buy first (before I got the 7.5 last year).. I know you're gonna LOVE that carbon beauty!!!

[BabyBlueNTulsa]

Doggone!!! If its not the weather, its work! Grrrr!


I WILL RIDE TOMORROW
I WILL RIDE TOMORROW
I WILL RIDE TOMORROW

:eek:

Nothing will keep me from el rido primavelo.....

I just put my garmin mount on her and she's ready!

However...That brings me to another question. You ladies who also covet the lovliness of the bagless bike, but want to make sure you always have the emergency items needed for a flat or quick fix... what under seat bag would you use?
My racing pals say that a bag is a no-no.. and they always keep a neat packet of that stuff in their rear jersey pocket. I just can't stand that feeling in my jersey (hump back/butt) I can't decide... New bag, or just get over it and pack'er in the back pocket?

I actually just tried to put my "old" bag on the new bike and ran into a new prob. Since my other bike was a small frame and this one (correct size for me) is medium, my saddle is positioned way more forward on the rails than before. Either I need a small bag with JUST enough room for tire tools, tube, co cartridge..or NO bag. Ahhh..what to do... (I have such tremendous problems, right? LOL)

[ehirsch83]

Use a bag. Everyone I know(including pro racers) carries a bag and when they race remove it! Unless they are the crazies running tubulars on the road, then they carry the spare tire in their jersey.

Oh and my bag only holds a tube, carteridge, levers, and little co2 pump. I can fit my house key and my license in it also, that is it!!
No need for anything bigger

[tctrek]

I like the name Marilyn. Makes you think of Marilyn Monroe standing on the manhole and her dress blowing up in the air! I'm sure your not alone in wanting to wear different color jerseys. My Trek is black and silver and I wear all different colors and never worry about clashing with my bike. You're gonna LOVE it!!

Have a great ride and may the weather gods smile upon you tomorrow!

[SnappyPix]

However...That brings me to another question. You ladies who also covet the lovliness of the bagless bike, but want to make sure you always have the emergency items needed for a flat or quick fix... what under seat bag would you use?
My racing pals say that a bag is a no-no.. and they always keep a neat packet of that stuff in their rear jersey pocket. I just can't stand that feeling in my jersey (hump back/butt) I can't decide... New bag, or just get over it and pack'er in the back pocket?

I actually just tried to put my "old" bag on the new bike and ran into a new prob. Since my other bike was a small frame and this one (correct size for me) is medium, my saddle is positioned way more forward on the rails than before. Either I need a small bag with JUST enough room for tire tools, tube, co cartridge..or NO bag. Ahhh..what to do... (I have such tremendous problems, right? LOL)

Have you checked out the Fizik bags? As your saddle's a Fizik, it should take their bags. They clip straight into the back of the saddle, you just pop out the little Fizik logo on the back of the saddle.

They do a very small and compact bag, which would tuck away neatly under your saddle. I have one on the back of my bike. The smallest sized one is nice and discreet, with just enough room to hold a tube, a few tools and bits and pieces, but not much else.

http://www.fizik.it/images/catalog/accessories/saddle_pack_dark_grey_small_with_clip.jpg

I'm waiting to try out the Avail Advanced, as soon as the extra small size comes into stock at my LBS. Can't wait!!
They have the bigger model in stock, so I have something to stand and lust at. The paintwork is stunning.
You must be thrilled with your new little baby, no wonder you're chomping at the bit to ride her!
Would be really interested to hear how it rides - keep us posted!!
I love the look of those handlebars too.

[Aggie_Ama]

I have a bag, I don't give a flip what anyone says, thinks, feels about my bike. It is 900 degrees in the shade in the summer, I don't want all that crap in my pockets like DH does. And I secretly snicker at the people who do, sorry ladies/guys who look down on my bag but I am laughing on the inside at you in all my fredom!

I have a mountain wedge but eventually I will get off my lazy bum and put the new bag my SS sent me last fall on it, it is nicer but I need to mount something to put it on. :o

Both are big by roadie standards but pretty modest. I carry a tube, CO2 cartriges and pump, house key, Aleve canister, emergency tampon, tube patches, lip balm, tire levers, tiny thing of sunscreen. I have a black berry which won't fit so it rides on me with my "shoe wallet" style wallet. My bag is stuffed to the gills but I don't want anything bigger. I carry my food stuff, maps and sometimes camera in my pockets. That is already too much stuff. :rolleyes:

[aicabsolut]

My new white/black bike is named Siegfried. I started with German names for my bike when I had a Gerolsteiner team paint job on my old bike, and my teammate suggested Siegfried for this one b/c of the Vegas act with the white tigers.

What about Edelweiss?

BTW, most of my friends who race use a seat bag for training. I put my pump, wallet/keys, and food in my pockets. Cell phone (sometimes, sometimes in pocket), tube, tire levers, multi-tool, band-aids, and extra gel (in case of bonk) go in my seat bag. I get made fun of because mine isn't a super tiny bag, but whatever.

[Aggie_Ama]

My bikes are all women- Fiona, Miranda, Tess. How about Heidi? :D My little white dog Heidi is spitfire like your new speed demon there. She can tear around the house or a yard so fast it blows your mind. LOL.

[BabyBlueNTulsa]

Sorry it took so long to chime in... long story.

The SHORT story about my first ride on her yesterday.... A-MAZ-ING!

Okay..forget the fact that this was my first ride not only on this class act but my first ride in a little over a month. It was so smooth ..so much smoother than my "old" Giant. It was so nice that I overdid it! Ouch.

Don't know if this is TMI or not, but you gals know how a new saddle can mess with your tender area.. combine that with my apparently softened-up sitz (sp?) bones from not riding for 5wks (how'd that happen so fast?) and a certain other SO-related issue. I was so sore today I couldn't ride again. LOL and Wahhhhh!

I think I'm definitely going to put the Terry Butterfly I'm used to on the new bike. I can't go through another ride like Saturday's (down there).

Overall...incredible bike, ladies!! Seriously... smooth like buttah. Name's still escaping me..but "greased lightning" comes to mind. hee hee

P.S. Went to my LBS before the ride and got a GREAT little tiny Arundel bag. Pictures attached!

[sgtiger]

Congrats! I'm so happy for you that so rides as well and she looks. How about Phantom Menace? Or just Phantom to keep it simple. Yes, I live with a Star Wars geek.:D

[Aggie_Ama]

My bike was stock with that saddle and I am a cut out girl. I couldn't even leave the shop with that torture monster saddle. They are personal so if it hurts, it has to go even if it looks sleek. :(

[SnappyPix]

BabyBlue,

So thrilled for you. Can't wait to try out the Avail now!
The bag looks great - and does kinda look like Darth Vader from that photo!
As for the saddle, I'm sure you did use some sort of chamois creme, but I can't recommend Assos highly enough.
I'd been off the bike for 8 months and after a couple of weeks and a lot of Assos, I'm now able to sit on my saddle without doing some kind of weird limbo dance!

[sundial]

You ladies who also covet the lovliness of the bagless bike, but want to make sure you always have the emergency items needed for a flat or quick fix... what under seat bag would you use?


I think you should get a small, chic underseat bag.

[ASammy1]

I have the little Innovations bag from REI. It's small and works great for me.

[RolliePollie]

It's a really cool bike. You'll have lots of fun cleaning it. ;) (I know i have a white one too). :D


Yes, welcome to the world of white bikes...pretty, but also pretty dirty pretty fast! ;) She is SOOOO beautiful! I saw your bike's twin on the bike trail the other day and I love the shiny white/matte white combo. Gorgeous! Congrats!!!!

[BabyBlueNTulsa]

Thanks!! I love her!!
I was thinking itd be like my white car, wah! Guess not, huh? ;-)
On my ride last night, it started to spittle! Talk about panic! LOL it made me ride harder trying to get on front of it. Lucky for my bike, spitting was all the sky did.
I don't look forward to cleaning her, but I guess it'll just bring us closer. Heehee

And regarding the name... It occurred to me last night that she rolls as smoothly as my car (real nice ride!). I wonder how Infiniti or Infinity would suit her. I could have one of those "sideways eight" symbols on my top tube in some inconspicous way... Name'd have multiple meanings.
:-)

[fatbottomedgurl]

I just put this Specialized Toupe on my new bike (mine is white with red details). I love it- very light (143mm=175g), very minimalist, just the right amount of flex. I don't like saddles with gel or padding or anything- I like to sit "on" my saddle, not "in" it. Found one on ebay for less than $100. I got its twin sister the Phenom for my mountain bike too.

[SnappyPix]

So, tried the new Avail Advanced ...

Was so completely smitten I brought it home with me. :rolleyes:
Rides like an absolute dream. As the guy at the bike store said, like riding with no chain. :)

Upgraded a few bits and pieces (and changed out the white saddle and bar tape) and here's my new baby:

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs014.snc1/2942_1122947718902_1383387870_30347842_7483196_n.jpg

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs014.snc1/2942_1122947798904_1383387870_30347844_6436273_n.jpg

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs014.snc1/2942_1122947678901_1383387870_30347841_8218592_n.jpg

Just waiting for the black speedplays to come into stock ...

I *have* had a problem with a slight chip in the paint on the carbon frame where the paint has bubbled over the metal on the rear dropout.
All credit to Giant, they're sourcing a brand new frame (I'm size XS so not stock size), no quibble, and letting me ride the current frame until the new one comes in, so I'm not without the bike at all. :)

I lost my cycling mojo for well over a year, and just returning to the saddle, so I'm SO excited about having such a gorgeous ride to bring back that grinny cycling smile. :)

[SnappyPix]

ps - apologies to BabyBlueinTulsa for shameless hijack. :o

[BabyBlueNTulsa]

No no, don't be silly!! I think it's fantastic to share the same post with our absolutely dreamy bikes!

WOW.. I must say, the European version has some even snazzier components on it! Holy cow, gf! SRAM Red everything, Dura Ace wheelset.. Those are steps up even from my US stock version! Weee!
Mine is REALLY nice, but yours may be a hundred or so grams lighter even!

Riding without a chain, huh? Man, that is a spot-on description of the "drive", isn't it??

You got a GREAT close-up of the lovely scroll-script artwork on the downtube! I LOVE that. Its a not-easily noticed detail, but its beautiful. I think the whole bike is detailed out really nicely. That the ride is so nice, well... all the more bettah!

I'm so glad you gave in to the Avail Advanced too! Glad I wasn't the only crazy broad over here to say "yes" to the call. hee hee... Long ride report soon! Do you name your bikes? I never did come up with one...but I have so many descriptors.. most of them start with "sweet"-this, or "dreamy" that.. LOL

[SnappyPix]

Thanks BBnT :)
To be honest, the Dura-Ace wheelset and SRAM aren't stock here in Europe - upgraded them, so basically just kept the frame really. :o
But the one I test rode was the stock version - and it completely turned my head.
I'd tried several other frames (Look, Ridley, Giant) and was keeping a very open mind with the Avail - but took it out and I'm sure the bike store started to get worried I'd run off with the bike, I was out so long test-riding it.
It just makes me grin every time I ride it. :).

It soaks up every vibration of the road, is smooth (rides like butter), responsive, light as a feather and fast when you want it to be. What more could you want of a frame? It's comfortable on an all day ride, but stiff enough to really pack some oompf when you want instant acceleration.

And you're right, the detail of the frame is beautiful (obviously we might be slightly biased ... ), very understated.

As for names - I liked the name suggested earlier - Pearl ("Pearl's a spinner").
Happy riding. Really look forward to your ride report. :)

[ZenSojourner]

Got a name yet?

If not, how about "Tundra"?