Orbea Onix- Santa loves me!

hey, Im having to brag - my best friend( whom I am paying a visit soon) told me - oh by the way, while your out here I was thinking maybe I could buy you bike, so we can ride. I found a orbea onix dama used for about 1500!!!

It will be my second bike and my FIRST CARBON ONE!!

Plus, I only have to pay him back some of it!

I was wishing for a onix so what were the odds that his LBS, where he got his Onix would have one IN MY SIZE?!!!!

Its black and orange - not my fav but I love Halloween!!

Oh people who love people who love bikes, are the happiest people of all!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42034117@N08/4197272552/

Here she is, in all her Basque glory:):):)

And about half price, barely used!

Wow! Yippee! Enjoy her. :D

What a beauty! Enjoy her!

Wow- what a great friend! Beautiful bike!!! :)
Enjoy every minute on it (I know you will). :D

That's a beautiful bike! Congrats!! :D

Max

OOOOOoooooooo-o-o-o-o-o That bike rocks the black and orange!! Enjoy!

Deb

Nice! I love my Orbea. :)

Hot Bike

Its so nice to have some admiring ladies, crowded metaphorically around my new almost in my hot little hands bike.( Her name, being black is 'Nepthys' - the Egyptian goddess of perfection! My other bike is Artemis - being blue and white.)

Great bike!
I hope you have many happy miles together.:)

Beautiful! What a great guy Santa is!!

I'll say. I just found out that it is 2000 not 1500 :eek::Dand he said, dont worry I will cover whatever you cant pay. Man....what a guy!

Wow!! Gorgeous. Worth 2K I'd say!!

Beautiful- and what a generous friend you have.

I'm jealous.

What a hot bike! Looks fast too! Many happy rides to you!

Awesome bike! It doesn't look halloween-ish ... it looks FAST! How fun!:D

:)I LOVE my Orbea (Onix Dama). Welcome to the family;) and congrats:cool::).

Whats better is that I stopped freaking out over cost and started to think - hey thats my bike!! I never rode a carbon one. Is it different?

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Originally Posted by cylegoddess

Whats better is that I stopped freaking out over cost and started to think - hey thats my bike!! I never rode a carbon one. Is it different?

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When I went from aluminum to carbon I didn't really notice a difference because I was just not a particularly strong or sophisticated rider. Now, I notice a huge difference from bike to bike in responsiveness and handling (not that I am particularly strong or sophisticated...just lots and lots of miles). Also, higher end bikes tend to have higher end components, which make as much of a difference.
Congrats on the new bike.

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Originally Posted by cylegoddess

Whats better is that I stopped freaking out over cost and started to think - hey thats my bike!! I never rode a carbon one. Is it different?

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You betcha. I went from an aluminium bike (which, at the time that I bought it, was much lighter than my previous bike) to carbon and it's like night and day.

When I ride the Synapse (the carbon bike) it's like riding on air. When I go up hills I feel like the only thing fighting my climb is my own body weight, not the bike's. Everything about it feels lighter, faster, better.

Also - and maybe people don't like admitting to this - when you need to lift the bike to put it in the back of a ute because you've bonked in the middle of nowhere and have had to get your other half to come get you.. it's MUCH easier to lift!!! :D :o :rolleyes:

Max