My find

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Originally Posted by blackhillsbiker

My riding buddy thinks it was a Christmas angel. Our daughters have had vehicle troubles this year, and I had surgery, so with one thing and another, I raided my bike fund until it was down to $400. What are the chances of finding such a great bike for exactly what I was able to spend, in a town where the only used bikes are NEXT and Mongoose, with occasionally some very optimistically priced Specialized and Treks. I think the shop didn't recognize the name, so they didn't know what they had. We went in to find some Wii games for a Christmas Angel Tree. It was leaning against the window in the corner, all dusty, waiting for me. Crazy, huh?

Deb

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Fantastic find. Congrats Deb. Makes me want to check my local pawnshop.

Holy smokes, what a score!

enjoy the new bike- an amazing deal :-)

Wow! Nice find!

(Now, if you can persuade a little of the bike-finding luck to rub off, that'd be great. ;) )

I rode her for the first time today. Wow! I've never been on a bike this nice in my life. My last road bike was in the mid 80s – a Schwinn Varsity. Before that I had an Azuki that was much too big for me. I never thought I wanted a light roadie. I was wrong! I LOVE THIS BIKE!

Deb

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Originally Posted by blackhillsbiker

I rode her for the first time today. Wow! I've never been on a bike this nice in my life. My last road bike was in the mid 80s – a Schwinn Varsity. Before that I had an Azuki that was much too big for me. I never thought I wanted a light roadie. I was wrong! I LOVE THIS BIKE!

Deb

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*love* I can't believe that something so amazing was sitting in a pawn shop with such a tiny price tag...wow. Congrats on your fabulous find!

I had my LBS put on a different (slightly shorter and more angled) stem today. My back is still a bit crabby. The stem is a major improvement. I also put the Deva saddle from my MTB on her. The stock Felt saddle didn't feel too bad until I had taken a longer ride. Ouch!!! The Deva and I get along much better. I enjoyed my ride home tonight. I would have enjoyed it even more if it wasn't 18° and damp. Still, that bike rides like a dream. Now I just have to get better at shifting. My last road bike had downtube shifters. It would probably be easier without the lobster claw mittens... Oh well. :)

Deb

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Originally Posted by blackhillsbiker

It would probably be easier without the lobster claw mittens...
Deb

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You think? :D

Glad you're enjoying your new bike!

How cool!
And not just the temperatures!