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  1. #1
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    Bike Picture! :)

    I just got back from my first ride on my new Bike Friday Pocket Llama. Here she is:


    I'm enamored

    Things I learned on todays ride.
    1. I need to practice using the brake on the right side without turning the grip shifter.
    2. Having a seat all of a sudden flip backwards and poke me in the crotch is no fun at all. (At least I didn't fall...)
    3. Bike skorts are awesome. Way cooler than riding in my street clothes!
    4. My old bike was a clunker.

    Seatpost aside, I'm really happy with this bike. It handles much more gracefully than my old bike. I don't mind the small wheels at all. And it was zippy quick to fold it and put it in the car.

    I'll ask my DH to take pics of me and the bike soon, and share those as well. I would try asking the cat, but I have a feeling he'd just look at me funny

    Looking forward to biking, and participating in this way cool forum yall've got going here,
    Anastasia

  2. #2
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    Cuuuute! Love the color, and is that a Brooks saddle I see on it? Jenn

  3. #3
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    Aw, it's so cute!

  4. #4
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    Wonderful! Bike Fridays are a little funny looking compared to full-sized bikes, but they are so fun to ride and versatile.

    Congratulations on your new bike.

  5. #5
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    Oh, that's just darling! (I have a Bike Friday Pocket Crusoe so am slightly biased. ) How did you get a chainring to match? I've never seen that -- neato!

    Enjoy the ride!!!

    Emily
    Emily

    2011 Jamis Dakar XC "Toto" - Selle Italia Ldy Gel Flow
    2007 Trek Pilot 5.0 WSD "Gloria" - Selle Italia Diva Gel Flow
    2004 Bike Friday Petite Pocket Crusoe - Selle Italia Diva Gel Flow

  6. #6
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    Your new bike is quite the charmer. Have many adventurous miles on her.

  7. #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by emily_in_nc View Post
    (I have a Bike Friday Pocket Crusoe so am slightly biased. ) How did you get a chainring to match? I've never seen that -- neato!
    They're bikes worth being biased for!

    I ordered the power raspberry color, and they did the rest. Dunno specifically how the chainring got to be the same color, but I'm not complaining. It is really cool

    Anastasia :-)

  8. #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by wannaduacentury View Post
    is that a Brooks saddle I see on it?
    Yep, a Finesse. I got it several years ago. At the time I had a $300 bike, and it made me feel good to put a $100 saddle on it. (And provided much relief for my sit bones!) Now that saddle is broken in, but not anywhere near worn out, so of course I put it on my new bike

    Anastasia

  9. #9
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    How cute she is!! I really want a Bike Friday but don't know when the budget will allow.
    Amanda

    2011 Specialized Epic Comp 29er | Specialized Phenom | "Marie Laveau"
    2007 Cannondale Synapse Carbon Road | Selle Italia Lady Gel Flow | "Miranda"


    You don't have to be great to get started, but you do have to get started to be great. -Lee J. Colan

 

 

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