colorisnt
04-11-2014, 09:15 PM
Got a new bike completely not trying.
Went to the store to buy a saddle for my MTB. Finally settled on the idea of a road saddle on my MTB. Went for more expensive model of saddle since it was on sale. I measured in the widest class of saddles. So, I grab that. And, since the BF was talking about cross bikes again (and everyone here is telling me to suggest ones), I wanted to see what they had in their sale. So, I go over with the sales guy and he says they don't have anything in a 58-62 range. However, they had a tiny little Surly Cross-check. FML. It was a 46 and the bike I've probably been eyeing for at least 2 years. Problem is no one ever has that size bike so I can't actually try anything.
Well, so I said, "I don't need a bike" but then I began thinking and came home with bike catalogs. My father told me to go for it because, after all, he's heard me go on and on. I called him asking for advice because if I pulled the trigger, I was trading in two bikes for one, which I kind of thought was good but it was a big change. The BF was like "sleep on it" because he's practical, but he told me to go ride it. So, I did. And, of course, I LOVED it. The Salsa bars on it were beautiful with my tiny hands, the standover height was perfect, it was far nicer to get up and down on than my trek. It just seemed a better "fit". They told me they had a Crossrip in my size but they'd need to build it up. So, they did. I came back and rode them both (with the BF who quite literally left his wallet at home so he couldn't buy anything) and so did he.
We both liked the steel better. And, while the shifters are more like my old steel roadie I used to have, the bike reminds me of my Dad's old steel roadie that I zipped around on all the time growing up. It's also the bike I really need and now I can simplify! I figured out this year that what I really wanted was something to do long charity rides, some commuting, and maybe a cyclocross race or two. I got it for less than MSRP because I talked it down to basically the price of the Trek it was competing with. And I got a good value on the MTB trade-in.
Ahhh! So excited! Now I just have to sell my old road bike because the trade value wasn't as good as the MTB based on what I know I got for a similar bike (a giant) in the past. It shouldn't be hard, especially this time of year. Pics to follow after the second ride tomorrow (I've already commuted to/from campus on it today).
Went to the store to buy a saddle for my MTB. Finally settled on the idea of a road saddle on my MTB. Went for more expensive model of saddle since it was on sale. I measured in the widest class of saddles. So, I grab that. And, since the BF was talking about cross bikes again (and everyone here is telling me to suggest ones), I wanted to see what they had in their sale. So, I go over with the sales guy and he says they don't have anything in a 58-62 range. However, they had a tiny little Surly Cross-check. FML. It was a 46 and the bike I've probably been eyeing for at least 2 years. Problem is no one ever has that size bike so I can't actually try anything.
Well, so I said, "I don't need a bike" but then I began thinking and came home with bike catalogs. My father told me to go for it because, after all, he's heard me go on and on. I called him asking for advice because if I pulled the trigger, I was trading in two bikes for one, which I kind of thought was good but it was a big change. The BF was like "sleep on it" because he's practical, but he told me to go ride it. So, I did. And, of course, I LOVED it. The Salsa bars on it were beautiful with my tiny hands, the standover height was perfect, it was far nicer to get up and down on than my trek. It just seemed a better "fit". They told me they had a Crossrip in my size but they'd need to build it up. So, they did. I came back and rode them both (with the BF who quite literally left his wallet at home so he couldn't buy anything) and so did he.
We both liked the steel better. And, while the shifters are more like my old steel roadie I used to have, the bike reminds me of my Dad's old steel roadie that I zipped around on all the time growing up. It's also the bike I really need and now I can simplify! I figured out this year that what I really wanted was something to do long charity rides, some commuting, and maybe a cyclocross race or two. I got it for less than MSRP because I talked it down to basically the price of the Trek it was competing with. And I got a good value on the MTB trade-in.
Ahhh! So excited! Now I just have to sell my old road bike because the trade value wasn't as good as the MTB based on what I know I got for a similar bike (a giant) in the past. It shouldn't be hard, especially this time of year. Pics to follow after the second ride tomorrow (I've already commuted to/from campus on it today).