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jessmarimba
08-11-2011, 10:21 PM
Well ladies, I did it. I will soon be the owner of a 2010 Niner EMD!! (Price confirmed today but both the seller and I are taking trips this weekend, so I'll pick it up next week).

I need to pick a saddle, get the bars cut down (this guy had WIDE shoulders for someone my height), and tweak the general fit of the bike, but I'm pretty happy with it. And I actually clipped in today (for the first time in a year) to try it out...didn't have extra flat pedals to swap out. Eek! But not too bad, I might actually be able to re-learn with the clipless pedals on as long as I stay away from super technical stuff.

I've been wanting a new bike for so long but now that I found one I can't believe I made the investment. I'm terrified I'm going to decide, nah, changed my mind, hate mountain biking. Here goes! :o
Catrin
08-12-2011, 05:04 AM
Awesome! Congratulations on your lovely new bike :)

One of these days I would like to test-ride a 29'er just to see how one feels.
limewave
08-12-2011, 07:48 AM
I have some friends riding that model, they LOVE 'em. Congrats!
kimikaw
08-12-2011, 10:44 AM
Hooray and congrats. I was just wondering what you'd decided. Can't wait to see pictures!
Nick
08-12-2011, 11:04 AM
Congrats!
indysteel
08-12-2011, 11:42 AM
That's awesome! Congrats! Post pics when you have a chance.

P.S. I should probably ask this is a separate thread, how wide should bars be anyway? Is there an average size that most women (narrow shouldered women in particular) run? Do most women cut their bars down a bit?
jessmarimba
08-12-2011, 11:53 AM
I think it depends a lot on personal preference & the type of trails you ride, but this guy had pretty wide shoulders and liked even wider bars. I'll hook a tree with them, at the least, but they put my hands so wide that I can't really support my upper body (I have narrow shoulders).
jessmarimba
08-18-2011, 03:00 PM
*SQUEEEEE*

Picked it up today, will post photos once it is home!! :D :D :D
Becky
08-18-2011, 03:19 PM
Jess, that's awesome! Can't wait to see the pics!

Indy, it's a personal thing, and I think that it depends a little on the bike too. My singlespeed has wider bars (~26") than my geared bike (~24") for more leverage... DH, on the other hand, runs 28" bars on his single!
jessmarimba
08-18-2011, 06:48 PM
Ok, well I have been trying to log in to Flickr to upload the photos there, but since it keeps telling me to sign in with my "woeijowigangorgabiugaweiof" ID, rather than jessmarimba, I have an odd feeling that my account has been compromised.

http://flic.kr/p/aejAPu

http://flic.kr/p/aegNbV

http://flic.kr/p/aejATE

http://flic.kr/p/aegNeD

http://flic.kr/p/aejAWA
jessmarimba
08-18-2011, 07:04 PM
Dear flickr, I hate you.

Here are the photos (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10100133153925645.2451757.38418977&l=913536a570&type=1)
jessmarimba
08-18-2011, 07:15 PM
I give up. TE won't even let me upload attachments, for some reason. I think I am technologically cursed tonight.

For those of you sketchy about following blind links, I just sent you to the public link for a facebook album. Enjoy!
kimikaw
08-18-2011, 07:20 PM
Jesse,

Beautiful bike! Can'tr wiat to read about your first ride.
And I need one of those "Pedal Damn it" stickers!
Catrin
08-19-2011, 05:56 AM
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And I need one of those "Pedal Damn it" stickers!

Beautiful bike indeed!

Kimikaw, your comment reminded me. I had a private lesson with a great mtb instructor/coach last month, and I now have her voice in my head. One is "pedal, pedal, pedal" when I am going over an obstacle - and it helps ;)
indysteel
08-19-2011, 06:02 AM
Neato, Jess! I hope it's all that you've been wanting in a MTB! What kind of fork is that? I can't see it very well in the pictures.
jessmarimba
08-19-2011, 06:17 AM
Sorry, they're iphone pics - the white got kind of washed out. Reba RLT ti.

The bike is a weird hodgepodge of components b/c it was built as a personal bike by a shop owner down the street, but I'm pretty sure just about everything on it is nicer than I could've afforded new.

It needs more color though :) Haven't figured out what I'm going to change yet!
indysteel
08-19-2011, 06:35 AM
Sorry, they're iphone pics - the white got kind of washed out. Reba RLT ti.

The bike is a weird hodgepodge of components b/c it was built as a personal bike by a shop owner down the street, but I'm pretty sure just about everything on it is nicer than I could've afforded new.

It needs more color though :) Haven't figured out what I'm going to change yet!

Nice! DH has a Reba RL on his Redline 29er that he really likes. That's so cool that you found the bike used. Why was he selling it in the first place?
jessmarimba
08-20-2011, 07:22 PM
Sorry, just saw this! The bike shop guy had built up a full-suspension niner for himself and sold this one to the guy I bought it from. That guy is primarily a downhiller and wasn't really riding it much, so decided to sell. (From the looks of his garage - 8 motorcycles - he has other hobbies that take priority).

Rode the bike yesterday and it is FANTASTIC!! It shifts like a dream, it climbs up anything, and I either got the fit pretty close or the brakes are awesome or something else or all three, but there is no forward over-the-bars inertia when I slam on the brakes in a panic, even down a moderate hill :) Just - stop. I can crawl down hills and the bike is still stable, too (good for me right now). It helps that it weighs next to nothing (comparatively).

I am going to have to swap that SLX crankset soon though. My goodness is that thing loud.

Wanted to take it out somewhere fun tomorrow but I am WIPED after hiking two 14ers today. Plus all of my bike shorts are dirty. Might start the wash but I'll see how I feel in the morning!