Mom's got a new bike!

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08-20-2007, 05:18 PM
momof4greatkids

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Mom's got a new bike!

It's too rainy to ride today so I took the opportunity to snap some pics of my new bike. My first club ride w/the new bike was on Saturday, 60 miles w/plenty of climbing and she operated flawlessly (can't say as much for the operator, however) On the steepest section of the climb out of the valley we were in, I accidentally shifted to the big ring and had to walk a stretch :o It takes time to get used to the shifting.

Anyhow, last night on a little solo adventure on my usual route, I averaged 16.3, which is at least a mile faster than my old bike, and it was raining for part of the ride. I see good things in my future, this bike is really something special and I love her!:)

Colleen
08-20-2007, 05:27 PM
surgtech1956

Love the color - she's a beauty.
08-20-2007, 05:33 PM
Kathi

Welcome to the Serotta family!

I'm sure you'll love your Fierte as much as I love my Ottrott.

I love your garage door!:D
08-20-2007, 05:34 PM
maryellen

I am so jealous. The color is wonderful.
08-20-2007, 07:34 PM
RolliePollie

Oooooooo, I like the color!!!
08-21-2007, 05:30 AM
Bad JuJu

Wow, what a beautiful bike! Love that color. Wishing you many happy miles together!
08-21-2007, 06:13 AM
lph

Congratulations Colleen! :D

Wow, what a pretty bike! And you've earned her, mile by 2500 mile ;) Well done indeed.
08-21-2007, 07:37 AM
cosc

What a beautiful bike with a high visibility color.:D
08-21-2007, 01:24 PM
lph

PS. Ooo, I like the carbon rear fork. Very classy.

But isn't your saddle tilted down a bit much? Makes me feel I'd slide right out of it :p
08-21-2007, 01:33 PM
northstar

Ohh, wow! LOVE the color. It is gorgeous!
08-22-2007, 11:02 AM
momof4greatkids

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Originally Posted by lph

PS. Ooo, I like the carbon rear fork. Very classy.

But isn't your saddle tilted down a bit much? Makes me feel I'd slide right out of it :p

Thanks Laila, you are correct about the saddle, I fixed it. I actually did ride about 80 miles w/the nose down like that and didn't notice much of a problem, though it is better more level. I'm getting a new saddle tomorrow this one isn't doing the trick. My shop will make me a trade.

Here's the bike w/the saddle position corrected:
08-22-2007, 12:03 PM
RoadRaven

Lovely bike, Mom... as I started to read this and look at the pix, I was impressed by the saddle nose... I thought - wow, you really must get into a low position - you need aero bars!
:p

What kind've saddle are you getting? Enjoy, very sweet looking bicycle
08-22-2007, 06:37 PM
momof4greatkids

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Originally Posted by RoadRaven

Lovely bike, Mom... as I started to read this and look at the pix, I was impressed by the saddle nose... I thought - wow, you really must get into a low position - you need aero bars!
:p

What kind've saddle are you getting? Enjoy, very sweet looking bicycle

I think I will get a specialized body geometry or a terry butterfly ti.....this is terry cro-mo butterfly and I just don't feel it's worthy of this bike. Plus it's really soft and causes discomfort in the front girlie parts...thus the dramatic downward tilt of the saddle :rolleyes:

My sit bones are about 6 inches apart so I need a fairly wide saddle.

I was supposed to go to the shop tomorrow, and it's about a 50 mile round trip drive, which means it will take a big chunk out of the prime of the day. And I want to ride instead since it's my day off. So I'm going to put my old saddle (a terry liberator) on the bike and ride that until I take the bike back in for the first tune-up, and make the switch then.

That way, I save time and gas. and I will be OK on the old saddle for a few more weeks.

Does anyone have any suggestions about a good saddle? I was seriously considering the selle an-atomica, but oy! the price! But a gold one would sure look purty on my bike, don't you think?