The suspense is KILLIN' me!!!

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2 weeks ago tomorrow I tweeted Salsa about the ETA for my new El Mariachi 3 and they said "should be within the next 2 weeks." No sign of it. I am goin' nuts with anticipation. Not sure if "within 2 weeks" was their expected ship date or my LBS's expected receipt date. Gahhhhh....

I think they played this game a bit with limewave last year and she eventually gave up on the Salsa she'd been eyeballing and got her Trek, instead. I can be patient, since I'm not eyeballing any specific races until next year. I had thought about buying a friend's entry for a race next month, but I'm really not ready for it at this point. My longest ever ride on a mountain bike is 18 miles (granted, that was on my too-small dog of a mtb that requires far more effort than it should) and I think the race is 28 or so.

I'm really dying to put in some real miles on my new baby before weather goes all to crap, though.

[TigerMom]

2 weeks ago tomorrow I tweeted Salsa about the ETA for my new El Mariachi 3 and they said "should be within the next 2 weeks." No sign of it. I am goin' nuts with anticipation. Not sure if "within 2 weeks" was their expected ship date or my LBS's expected receipt date. Gahhhhh....

I think they played this game a bit with limewave last year and she eventually gave up on the Salsa she'd been eyeballing and got her Trek, instead. I can be patient, since I'm not eyeballing any specific races until next year. I had thought about buying a friend's entry for a race next month, but I'm really not ready for it at this point. My longest ever ride on a mountain bike is 18 miles (granted, that was on my too-small dog of a mtb that requires far more effort than it should) and I think the race is 28 or so.

I'm really dying to put in some real miles on my new baby before weather goes all to crap, though.

I totally understand where you are coming from. Then, after your Salsa arrives, you have to wait for it to get built.

The wait will make your beautiful bike even more desirable. I hope the weather holds for you too.
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Next week's weather is looking pretty nice...so I'm hoping that maybe by early next week I'll have it. We have maybe 3-4 more weeks before the weather starts getting really sketchy in these parts. Of course, one benefit to the mountain bike is being a bit more sheltered in the woods.

[Dogmama]

I think "bike standard time" is about one week later than the rest of the world. Still, it's a small period of time for a bike that you'll own and love for many years. Patience is a virtue (for somebody else.)

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I'm SO not virtuous!

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Just demo'd an El Mar 2. Salsa guys said the 3s just shipped yesterday and should take 4 days, so hopefully I will have it in less than a week! And I loved the demo bike. I didn't even notice all the uphills until I was back on my heavy little Cannondale. That thing requires SO much more work and kills a lot of the fun.

[thekarens]

It will still be a thing of beauty! :-)

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It will still be a thing of beauty! :-)

*sigh* I know...at this point I'm thinking I should photograph it with a wreath and use it as our Christmas card photo.

[Bike Writer]

Oh man, I feel for you on your wait, especially since today was a perfect fall day. I believe we will still see nice weather but if you're going to be able to photograph that new bike with a fall color backdrop it better be pretty soon. Waiting sucks but once you have it, you'll have it for a long time.

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Oh man, I feel for you on your wait, especially since today was a perfect fall day. I believe we will still see nice weather but if you're going to be able to photograph that new bike with a fall color backdrop it better be pretty soon. Waiting sucks but once you have it, you'll have it for a long time.

Yeah, this past weekend I think was definitely our peak color. All this wind and rain is really clearing out the beautiful color fast! I got out on my road bike, today, but so many people are posting photos of trail rides on FB and it's killing me (you, too, I'll bet!).

[Bike Writer]

Yeah, this past weekend I think was definitely our peak color. All this wind and rain is really clearing out the beautiful color fast! I got out on my road bike, today, but so many people are posting photos of trail rides on FB and it's killing me (you, too, I'll bet!).

Indeed it is. My sister drove us out to Island Lake State Park where I frequently ride and the colors were beautiful. The park had a lot of people cramming in rides and being outdoors on this beautiful warm fall day. I looked with longing at riders both on the road and trail. We did stop at a couple of places and we got out for a walk and found a couple picking mushrooms and a kayaker gliding down the river. Well if I can't ride at least the next best thing is to be in my haunts and strolling around. Great therapy! Wonderful sights, sounds and smells of fall. Recupperating can have it's own rewards, being on the bike is more involved and slower than riding in a car but being on foot is even slower can be even more introspective.

[TrekDianna]

*sigh* I know...at this point I'm thinking I should photograph it with a wreath and use it as our Christmas card photo.

I think that's a great idea and if you do, I would like one.

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I think that's a great idea and if you do, I would like one.

At the very least I will post our holiday card here. It will certainly be bike-related (has been for a few years, now).