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Giulianna23
08-11-2012, 02:07 PM
2013 Giant Defy 5

Just picked her up from the LBS a few hours ago. I will be adding a water bottle cage like...Today!....changing the pedals to dual sided clipless ASAP and "maybe" the bar tape when I decide which color . This is my very first real road bike ever and I am really excited about it.

Sorry for the crappy pictures but here she is... no name yet..

Thanks for looking. :)
malkin
08-11-2012, 03:29 PM
Woo hoo!
Enjoy your new bike!
thekarens
08-11-2012, 03:48 PM
Very pretty!
Owlie
08-11-2012, 04:35 PM
Very nice! You've got my bike's brother. :D
Catrin
08-11-2012, 05:29 PM
Congratulations!
sashadieken
08-11-2012, 07:53 PM
A beauty! How long did it take you to decide?
murielalex
08-11-2012, 08:02 PM
Congrats and enjoy!
TrekDianna
08-11-2012, 08:43 PM
Beautiful. Can't wait to hear the name.
gocard
08-11-2012, 10:27 PM
Very nice!
indysteel
08-12-2012, 03:26 AM
Congrats! I hope you have many happy miles together!
velo
08-12-2012, 06:47 PM
Sweet!! Enjoy!
Giulianna23
08-13-2012, 06:17 AM
Thanks ladies... She is in my room , I just keep looking at her and she looks soo shiny...I thinks thats goin to be her name "Shiny" ... I won't be able to really ride her until the weekend. Lets see how many miles I can get before my butt starts complaining about the saddle.



A beauty! How long did it take you to decide?

Not much....I got my commuter at the end of last year and I started commuting to work a couple of months ago or so... a few weeks later I was convinced I wanted a real road bike...especially when I started feeling healthier and toned,dropped weight and especially inches without having to go to the gym. About the brand?... I made the decision in a couple of weeks after I started the search....and I think is a nice bike for the money. I am pretty sure I will be upgrading maybe in a couple of years to a better bike or I might just upgrade the components...
twin
08-13-2012, 02:57 PM
Wow that's a pretty bike.
Giulianna23
08-14-2012, 06:02 AM
Wow that's a pretty bike.

Thanks....

I am taking her to work on Friday... I just can't wait!!
PirateKitty
08-14-2012, 01:08 PM
nice looking bike you got there, congrats! :)
Giulianna23
08-14-2012, 07:37 PM
nice looking bike you got there, congrats! :)

Thanks :)

The more I look at her.....the more I like her...
2wheelr
08-15-2012, 04:24 AM
So Pretty!!!! Congratulations!!
BreezieD
08-15-2012, 04:48 PM
Very nice. Contests!
Giulianna23
08-17-2012, 05:06 AM
so pretty!!!! Congratulations!!


very nice. Contests!

:) ty

Brought me to Work today... :) she was good to me..no saddle torture for 8 miles. Lets see tomorrow that I will go for 30-35 miles
Giulianna23
10-13-2012, 08:10 PM
So...instead of starting a new thread I decided to just update on this one in regards of my road bike and my riding progress.

I got me some MTB shoes and have already change the pedals to the Shimano PD-M530 MTB Pedals (yes the ones with clips on both sides of the pedals) . I got also and indoor fluid trainer ..and started practicing getting in and out the clips. Well...today was my first day on the road with the clipless shoes/pedals and let me tell you that I was able to ride 25 miles with no problems clip/uncliping...woohooo...also what a difference on the ride..so much smoother and speedy. I was able to go about 20mph at some point of the ride on the flats and keep up with my friend whom is a faster rider than me. I felt like a real cyclist today lol... and no knee pain nor numbness at all .. I am getting better on my shifting as well. Can't wait until next Saturday to go ride with him again. I am really seeing a progress since I started riding with him.

BTW.....here is the new member of the family

Escape City 2013.... I love it!
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Giulianna23
10-19-2013, 06:33 PM
So my bike suffered a transformation a couple of days ago. She deserves it after putting up with me and holding up with all the beat up I had put her through all season long. I wanted to make her a bit lighter so I got new wheels and she was in need of new rubbers as well. The handlebar tape and saddle were in bad shape too, so replaced those also.

I will keep this bike for another season or two and then will get me a new one with nice components. But for now I am in love with what I have and happy with her performance. :)

Here is "Trooper"....she is a real one.

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zoom-zoom
10-19-2013, 07:03 PM
Gorgeous...and I'll bet it smells awesome (I <3 new bike smell!). Enjoy!!

BTW, I just noticed your avatar...is that a JDRF jersey? Circa 2011 or so? Are you still on a team? Did you ride this year? I was in Nashville.
Giulianna23
10-21-2013, 03:50 PM
Gorgeous...and I'll bet it smells awesome (I <3 new bike smell!). Enjoy!!

BTW, I just noticed your avatar...is that a JDRF jersey? Circa 2011 or so? Are you still on a team? Did you ride this year? I was in Nashville.

That's a JDRF jersey . I am not on the team yet but would like too in the future if I get good enough. I have been training with them this season and help whenever and however I can with the cause. I have improved so much since I started riding with this team. The coach is really good and helpful, a really nice guy. He is also the main organizer of one of the meetup cycling groups in Indianapolis. I did the second day of the Hilly 100 ride and was able to climb every single hill on the route where I saw younger men and women , fit, with high end bikes and nice cycling gears walking up some of the hills. I felt very proud of myself. I couldn't have done it without him (the coach). He wasn't there but all the training and advice he has given me and one of my girlfriends has paid off big time. :)

I am looking forward to officially join the team in a year or two
zoom-zoom
10-21-2013, 04:31 PM
I am looking forward to officially join the team in a year or two

Ooh, our team is mostly all talking Death Valley next year -- you should do it, too! DV was my first ride and a great experience, though it was so hot that they eliminated the climb up Jubilee Pass.
Owlie
10-21-2013, 04:55 PM
Ooh, our team is mostly all talking Death Valley next year -- you should do it, too! DV was my first ride and a great experience, though it was so hot that they eliminated the climb up Jubilee Pass.

You guys need to do Tucson (is there still a JDRF ride in Tucson? I think there is) at some point. Just sayin'. ;)
Giulianna23
10-21-2013, 05:09 PM
Ooh, our team is mostly all talking Death Valley next year -- you should do it, too! DV was my first ride and a great experience, though it was so hot that they eliminated the climb up Jubilee Pass.

Yeah I thought about it. But I really want to be prepared for it. I am improving really fast by training twice a week with the Team. But I really need to drop a significant amount of weight if I want to do Death Valley someday and also need a way better bike than what I have....lol. My bike is a low end entry level machine that had served me well this year and I love it but I know even dropping the lbs I want this is not the bike to take to that kind of ride. I know these hills here in Indiana are a joke compare to climbing the mountains in DV. But I have it in mind, to do it someday in the near future when I get better and gain more experience. I am just now learning how to climb steep hills.

BTW Everyone was very sad that they had to cancel that trip this year. I am thinking maybe in 2015 I will be ready for Death Valley. In excellent shape and with a new bike ...lol...hopefully!. :)
Giulianna23
10-21-2013, 05:12 PM
You guys need to do Tucson (is there still a JDRF ride in Tucson? I think there is) at some point. Just sayin'. ;)

Yeah... JDRF Indiana Cure Chasers are riding Tucson!
zoom-zoom
10-21-2013, 07:36 PM
A few of our team are headed to Tucson, too, because of the cancelled DV ride.

And I think you could totally do DV on that new ride! :)
Cyclingfun
10-24-2013, 04:07 AM
Isn't it fun to have a new bike! All those lovely anticipatory feelings... but I'm finding after a year of having one, and quarter of a year with the other that I'm still enjoying that buzz every time I see either of them and even cleaning them gives me pleasure (sad or what?!), let along riding them. Have a ball with yours - it looks great!
Giulianna23
10-25-2013, 04:54 AM
A few of our team are headed to Tucson, too, because of the cancelled DV ride.

And I think you could totally do DV on that new ride! :)

Yeah over here is the same. A few of the team did the Hilly Hundred last weekend to make up for not going to DV. I am very interested in doing it one day but definitely it will be with a different bike. I got this one a year ago and really beat her up this season to the point she needed new tires and handlebar tape.. so I decided to give her a new and different look and make her a little lighter by changing the tape color and getting lighter wheels + tires.

I am really enjoying cycling.
Giulianna23
10-25-2013, 04:57 AM
Isn't it fun to have a new bike! All those lovely anticipatory feelings... but I'm finding after a year of having one, and quarter of a year with the other that I'm still enjoying that buzz every time I see either of them and even cleaning them gives me pleasure (sad or what?!), let along riding them. Have a ball with yours - it looks great!


This bike is a year old now , but to me it feels new even though the only new things are the wheels,tires and tape...lol.

I also think she looks awesome ...and she feels way lighter and faster too.
Owlie
10-25-2013, 03:51 PM
This bike is a year old now , but to me it feels new even though the only new things are the wheels,tires and tape...lol.

I also think she looks awesome ...and she feels way lighter and faster too.

Sweet! What wheels did you get?
I have the equivalent of your bike, just a few years older. I got her new wheels earlier this year. I haven't put them on yet--I need to pick up new rim tape for them and move the cassette over. Thanks for the reminder!
Giulianna23
10-28-2013, 04:40 AM
Sweet! What wheels did you get?
I have the equivalent of your bike, just a few years older. I got her new wheels earlier this year. I haven't put them on yet--I need to pick up new rim tape for them and move the cassette over. Thanks for the reminder!

The wheels are "Vuelta Corsa Super Lite" . I can feel the difference now especially climbing and going down hill.

I would love to see your bike when you get them wheels installed.