A friend of mine who is a dedicated walker has been talking to me about getting a new bike. She had an older hybrid. After sort of complaining to me about living on a hill (she shouldn't have said this to me, she realized, since my hill is much steeper), she actually went out a bought a pretty nice Specialized hybrid. I sent her all kinds of links to TE and Terry and she is happily buying some clothing, etc. She had some trouble getting out of the baskets on her pedals, so thanks to Lisa, I forwarded her the link to the Power Grips and she is going to try them! She actually rode 17 miles on the rail rail last weekend.
Tomorrow I am going to ride with her. It's perfect timing, since I have to ride my Jamis this week, I will have a bike more similar to hers. She is so excited, I feel like I am giving someone drugs!
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09-02-2008, 04:00 PM #1
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I have hooked a friend
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09-02-2008, 04:03 PM #2
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The first time is always free!!!
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09-02-2008, 04:43 PM #3
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Be careful--It's becomes hard to tell who is "enabling" who. My DH and I ride with my sis and her DH. Giving them hand-me-down bikes, clothing, HRM's and even GPS's has just given us an excuse to upgrade our stuff!
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09-02-2008, 04:45 PM #4
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me too!
My best friend from jr highschool told me "you are my hero"
she's purchased a hybrid and she and her husband are doing short rides now.
She has major lung issues (I think it's from living in Florida
) so she ends up with lots of time when she can't ride, but she is putting some miles on her bike.
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09-02-2008, 04:56 PM #5
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09-02-2008, 07:27 PM #6
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I finally got my friend hooked in February. My other friend and I spent months trying to convince her to get a bike. I went with her and "held her hand" while informing her of all the various things she needed to buy to go WITH the already expensive bike (Ruby). We did the shoes, the shorts, the helmet, the gloves, the bottle cages, the different color handlebar tape ... but when I got to bike bag with tube and tire changing tools, etc. she said STOP!!!! She wasn't going to spend another penny! She said she'd use her husband's bag when she rode without him.
My husband has a pet peeve about having the bike bag, so he bought her one and filled it as a "welcome to cycling" gift. 
A few months before when he realized my other friend didn't have one, he took his off his bike and gave it to her.
And now that same friend is doing a century with me this Saturday! We've been training together and we're both SO glad I convinced her to get a bike! Woo hoo for sucking in friends!!!
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