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beccaB
03-24-2010, 06:04 AM
I've been vacillating back and forth and I am about to fall off the fence. I have decided I deserve, and will get a new bike very soon. I have the trek 7.3 fx, and I will be upgrading to a 7.7 fx. It's lighter and has some nice components and comfort features and it's time for me to do a little revenge spending. So there!
redrhodie
03-24-2010, 06:14 AM
Welcome to the other side! You go girl! Life's too short to not have the bike you love.
Bike Chick
03-24-2010, 09:40 AM
You have my approval. Go for it!
annielynn
03-24-2010, 12:37 PM
Good for you!! :)
newtobikesmama
03-24-2010, 05:51 PM
It is really nice to feel like you deserve a nice bike...at least it was nice for me! I never do anything for myself, and buying a nice bike (I got a 7.5fx) was super splurging for me, and I usually feel guilty, but I didn't this time! Go girl!!
Bike Chick
03-25-2010, 03:31 AM
The older you get the easier it is to get past feeling guilty for doing something for yourself. Eventually you won't even feel a twinge:D
roguedog
03-25-2010, 06:15 AM
The older you get the easier it is to get past feeling guilty for doing something for yourself. Eventually you won't even feel a twinge:D

... says the girl with the new, fancy dancy, gorgeous, "all decked out" 16 lb ride!! :D:D:D
Melalvai
03-26-2010, 07:04 AM
I have the 7.3FX. The only complaint I have is that I can't put disk brakes on it. I knew that when I got it. I chose that one because I didn't want a carbon fork. The carbon fork seemed ridiculous to me. By the time I was through with my bike it weighs 40 pounds. So with a carbon fork it might weigh 39 pounds? But now I wish I had gotten a higher end model, carbon fork and all, so that I could have disk brakes.
beccaB
03-26-2010, 02:05 PM
I have the 7.3FX. The only complaint I have is that I can't put disk brakes on it. I knew that when I got it. I chose that one because I didn't want a carbon fork. The carbon fork seemed ridiculous to me. By the time I was through with my bike it weighs 40 pounds. So with a carbon fork it might weigh 39 pounds? But now I wish I had gotten a higher end model, carbon fork and all, so that I could have disk brakes.


I think the deal with the carbon fork is that it dampens road vibrations. I have tennis elbow and a torn rotator cuff, so that might be really helpful. Hopefully:o