*sings* Fat Girl in Little Shorts!

[smurfalicious]

Well half of my bike clothes got here today, the half with my helmet anyway. Not sure where the other one is, hope it gets here tomorrow or I own one jersey, one pair of shorts and some socks.

I was super excited, but a bit concerned holding up those itty bitty shorts. Now I'm sure the rest of you would have used your break to go in the bathroom and try everything on, right? My coworkers think I'm weird, whatever.

Much to my delight, it fits. A little more snugly than before, but we're working on that. I geared up at home and did a little "turn in circles, bring knees toward chest, poke fingers in the air" dance around the living room singing "fat girl in little shorts." The roommates were amused.

So I rode the mighty steel turd down to the grocery store to buy my bus pass (how Boulder of me). Unfortunately I was offered company and in the interest of being polite accepted. I really wanted, "us time" with the steel turd, but oh well.

It went okay, I still shift like a drunk with those down tubes. Brakes work though, suppose that's good. I realized I cannot function without being clipped into my pedals. Seriously, how do you get the damn pedal up to push off on your chocolate foot without them?

She is dreamy smooth steel goodness though. Oh! And I met an ally at of all places Performance who supports the rebuild!!! The stem must go, in a hurry. It's a quill I think? The kind that actually seems to fit over the steerer tube? Yeah and it's uphill and I feel like, I need to be lower. That stem belongs on a townie.

Oh, and I had my first Lexus driving beyotch today. I got in the left turn lane, like a good girl, checked, signaled, moved. Stayed to the right of the turn lane so I could get right back in the bike lane and here is Lexus Lady to my right with her left turn signal blinking. Surely, she just left it on. I look back at her she flails her arms and makes a sour face. There is no double left, but her Lexus SUV apparently entitles her. Fortunately she waited until we got through the intersection, but I could not believe she made a freegin illegal turn and even thought about putting two cyclists at risk because she failed to get into the lane she needed. Ahhh, tis only the beginning.

Lugged and Loaded,
-HillBill

[indigoiis]

I know exactly what you mean by the shorts.

Steel bikes are way cool.

[Bad JuJu]

Re: the shorts: my personal battle cry is "Spandex is slimming." True or not, I'm able to delude myself that it is.

I'm glad illegal-turn-Lexus-lady didn't hit you!

[lph]

Re: the shorts: my personal battle cry is "Spandex is slimming."

Oh, but it is! And neon yellow goes perfectly with brilliant orange, and helmets worn indoors don't look dorky but really cool

[limewave]

Re: the shorts: my personal battle cry is "Spandex is slimming." True or not, I'm able to delude myself that it is.

I'm glad illegal-turn-Lexus-lady didn't hit you!

Spandex is slimming! Its the bubble over the waistline that gives me away . . .

[Veronica]

I have a lugged quill stem on my road bike. It's very pretty.

You get the pedal up balancing on one foot and pushing the pedal up with the other.

V.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

The words "steel" and "turd" should not ever be used in the same sentence.

Always assume cars are going to do the wrong thing.

To get your non-clipless pedal in the up position while standing at a stop, just put your toe under the pedal and pull it up (rotating the crank backwards of course)

[snapdragen]

Spandex is slimming! Its the bubble over the waistline that gives me away . . .

That's why bibshorts were invented.....

[smurfalicious]

That's why bibshorts were invented.....

And the chamois is ultra absorbent if you can't get out of them in time to piddle!

Oh, I bought the beasty toys today! For less than a two tanks of gas, you can buy a Sora Groupo for a needy steel bike. Won't you help the poor, steel bike frames of the world? Can you look into their lugs and tell them no? Please, look into your heart and reach out a helping hand.

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