My Ruby Sport Compact arrived - hooray!!

First, a million thank yous to the wonderful women on this forum - you were a tremendous help in selecting my new bike and accessories. This forum is a fantastic resource and a wonderful community. I'm happy to be here.

On Friday at 5pm, I still hadn't heard from the bike shop, but I happened to be about 2 miles from the shop, so I decided to stop in. Turns out they were about 5 minutes from calling me - they were just finishing the assembly and were about to take it out on a test ride. I was so excited! And also had a brief moment of panic because I didn't bring my bike rack and I know my Crossroads doesn't fit in the back of the Jeep. But, Miss Ruby is more dainty and had no issues fitting in the Jeep - whew.

It was 95° and bad air quality on Friday evening, so no ride. :(

I had committed to a 5k on Saturday with my kid, and it was also hot with poor air quality in the afternoon, so no ride. :(

But, I got up on Sunday, sore and stiff from the 5k (that I didn't train for. at all.) and hit the trail! I had no goals, just ride and enjoy! I went 12 wonderful miles. Wow, this bike is a serious dream. My poor lungs were more pooped than my legs. I was surprisingly comfortable on the saddle, I've only ridden twice this year so far, and both of those rides were about 6 miles. I was really expecting some serious saddle soreness. No soreness so far! Ask me again tomorrow when I go for my second ride.

I am so very glad I bought this bike. It was better than I had even imagined. Biking is truly my happy place.
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Thanks! Yep, it's silver/purple (the logos and writing are in purple).

Yeah! Have fun with her! :)

Beautiful bike, congrats!

Gorgeous! Here's to many blissful miles for you and your new bike! :D

Hope you have many wonderful miles! (another happy Ruby owner)

Very pretty! Congratulations!

Your bike seems to be very happy....enjoying the beautiful day. Congrats!

The Ruby is a great bike! Enjoy!

Congrats!

Wonderful bike! I ride with two ladies who have the same bike and they are equally pleased with theirs. Congratulations and many happy miles!

Thanks everyone! It's nice to be able to share my excitement with people who understand!

I've been on 3 rides so far, and my issues have entirely been with my out-of-shapedness. No saddle soreness, no neck or shoulder issues, nothing.

I just need to figure out what I'm going to do with my feet. I started reading the pedal threads and Irulan's link to the flat pedal manifesto, and I hit brain overload. I'm having a bit of a hard time sorting between road and mountain bike info (and wondering if it matters between the two). There's so much info here on the forum already, I'm pretty sure my answer is buried in here somewhere, I just need to be patient and keep looking!

And on a totally first-world-problems note, I smacked myself on the forehead for buying a second waterbottle with red on it. It completely clashes with my bike, but I can't bring myself to buy another set in a more complimentary color. The silly things that bug me.

Don't worry about the pedals for right now. Just have fun. :)

(And I hear you on the water bottles. I'm tempted to get a set to go with my CX bike, but can't quite bring myself to do it.)

I wouldn't worry about it, but my feet have slipped off everytime I've ridden so far. It feels really clumsy. I'm considering just getting partial cages (or whatever they are called) just to keep my foot from sliding off. It happens after I stop on the side of the trail and step in the fine dirt.

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I wouldn't worry about it, but my feet have slipped off everytime I've ridden so far. It feels really clumsy. I'm considering just getting partial cages (or whatever they are called) just to keep my foot from sliding off. It happens after I stop on the side of the trail and step in the fine dirt.

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Ah, slippery flats. The flats that came with my road bike had teeth, but every bike I've tested has had those slippery ones and they drive me nuts.

You could get cages, provided that the body of the pedal is metal. Or you could get PowerGrips (I think that's what they're called), or a set of BMX pedals (but watch out for your shins!), or metal flats that will let you add cages.