Thanks...I wish I already had it, since all this rain has made for some very muddy backroads! :D
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Thanks...I wish I already had it, since all this rain has made for some very muddy backroads! :D
Introducing "Little Rock" (after the little badass girl in "Zombieland"). We decided this bike isn't big and lumbering enough to be SotD's "Ed."
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The saddle will probably have to go back to the shop, eventually. It's a loaner saddle. I may see about getting my hands on one for good, though, if I like it. But it's pretty domed and smooshy, so I don't have much faith that it will be a good saddle, long term, anyhow.
Rawr! Very nice!
D*mn, that's one HAWT bike! :p
Too bad about the saddle; it's gorgeous. Maybe if you go for the tires with lime green, a black saddle will be okay. Or always wear lime green jerseys. Lime green helmet?
Serious bike envy here! :D
Very striking bike! Love the lime green with the blue, congrats!
Well the color scheme was inspired by our LBS's new jerseys, which feature royal blue and lime green...and I love the jersey, so I'd have no problem with that. :D I have a feeling the saddle will be too squishy for my tastes, anyhow. I may see about buying a Fizik Arione Donna test saddle in that color, if possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by emily_in_nc
White might work too if you can't find a green one, if such saddles exist. I'd have said the SI that you used to have comes in blue, but that's really not a helpful suggestion. ;)
I wish more companies did custom colors. It appears that Fizik may not be offering their custom saddle service, anymore, either. Bummer. I had thought it would be fun to have one made in lime and royal blue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Owlie
Yeah, I know. I wish more than super-narrow team-branded saddles came in red. (There is the SI saddle that almost worked, but no thanks.) I've had my eye on a black Surly Cross Check as an all-arounder and tank. I'd put a red saddle, bar tape and tires on it if I could! (Or orange...or pale blue...or...):rolleyes:
(While we're at it, do you think I can persuade my Jett and my SI to breed? Their offspring would be ideal, actually.)
Ha, wouldn't that be awesome if we could plug a bunch of attributes into a machine and have it spit-out the perfect saddle?! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Owlie
The Cross Check is a sweet bike. I borrowed a friend's a couple of months ago for a dirt/gravel road ride. Really smooth and stable...but, holy crap, what a tank! I don't know how she did cyclocross races on that. It's HEAVY! I could barely lift it standing. To run with that and hop over barriers...ow!
You need a Liquigas jersey! Happy new bike! It's beautiful!
Cor! Gorgeous steed. Wishing you much fun together.
+1 for bike envy.
Good job I want it as a tank! (It'd be a winter and unpaved trail bike.) If it is that heavy...wow. My roadie, fully loaded, is quite enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by zoom-zoom
Enough threadjacking from me. Back to the very lovely bike at hand.
Little Rock is lighter, I assume? :D
I think she is just under 21#s, so not super light. But I think the Surly was closer to 30. My road bike is just over 17.Quote:
Originally Posted by Owlie
LOVE the green on there! Hot, indeed!!!:D:D:D:D