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malkin
09-20-2009, 01:50 PM
http://www.sharedocs.net/pics/newbike.jpg

(I didn't have the best glasses for photography.)
uforgot
09-20-2009, 01:53 PM
Nice! I have a Surly and love it. In my case, I whistled and it came to me. Enjoy your new ride.
malkin
09-20-2009, 02:02 PM
I definitely wasn't whistling; grousing about still being banged up from a crash 3 weeks ago maybe, but certainly not whistling.
OakLeaf
09-20-2009, 02:34 PM
Sweet! Do we get close-ups?

What in the world is that front tire?!
Owlie
09-20-2009, 02:42 PM
Ooh, yay!


Sweet! Do we get close-ups?

What in the world is that front tire?!

I was about to ask the same question.
Kalidurga
09-20-2009, 02:55 PM
I'm so envious. Been wanting a Cross-Check, then finally took a good look at the geometry and realized it's not for me *sigh*

That front tire is tons of fun. Congrats and enjoy!
uforgot
09-20-2009, 02:58 PM
I definitely wasn't whistling; grousing about still being banged up from a crash 3 weeks ago maybe, but certainly not whistling.

You didn't have to, it called YOU!:D Sorry about the crash. You okay?
Blueberry
09-20-2009, 03:10 PM
Cool bike! My Surly is giving me fits right now - having trouble getting a seatpost that's far enough set back. Anyone know of a non-carbon seatpost with 35mm of setback?

The front tire is the Panaracer Speedblend that used to be carried by Rivendell. They can be seen here: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/org/quickbeam/index.html

CA
twin
09-20-2009, 06:59 PM
I have a Surly and I like yours!
andtckrtoo
09-21-2009, 04:55 AM
I love my Surly, too! I ride her to work three to four times a week. Enjoy your new ride!! They do just kind of sneak up and nab your heart!
malkin
09-21-2009, 06:44 AM
I took more pictures yesterday afternoon, but then I watched the last stage of the Vuelta and then was sucked into the solving crimes with the SVU marathon so I didn't get them posted.

Stay tuned for a picture of the pretty wheel spinning!

Re. crash: My big ugly bruises are all better, but my ribs still hurt, and sometimes I'm still having a little shortness of breath (like when I ride for more than 15 minutes). I needed a new handlebar and bottom bracket, so that crash was harder on the bike than on me. Well, I might have needed a new bottom bracket anyway.
brewer
09-21-2009, 07:55 AM
As previously noted, the front tire is a Speedblend made by Panaracer. We got two of them at an LBS after seeing them on rivbike. I spent some time looking for them this morning, but they appear to have gone the way of the dodo. If anyone knows where one might pick up a couple more, let me know.

Now to the pics (malkin took them with her new camera). Here is the label--note that it's on the tread rather than on the sidewall so as to not mess with the cool colors.
http://www.sharedocs.net/pics/tirelabel.jpg

And here's the tire with its spin on. It really does look just like that going down the street.
http://www.sharedocs.net/pics/tirespin.jpg

Cheers!

PS Malkin's fall created a severe interruption of her riding schedule, but she didn't break any bones or mush any grey matter. She did a great job of rolling over the bars in such a way as to protect her head (palpable hit rather than a brain-scrambling smack) and take the blow on soft tissue (fabulous bruises!).
The cheap aluminum bar on the Giant was toast--bent so it wouldn't hold a bar-end and impossible to straighten without breaking. We replaced that with a Ritchey Severe Conditions bar (it can double as a weapon against grizzly bears and great white sharks). The bottom bracket replacement was incidental.
I also bought her a new helmet (Specialized Propero), which was much better received than the silly bath robe I bought her from Victoria's Secret in our early days together.

Cheers again!