Bicycle Lust

[Trekhawk]

Like Knotted, having recently satisfied my bikelust, I'm working on accessories and apparel.

But like Trekhawk, I would like to head to Chattanooga and have Lynskey build me a custom bike. There only a couple of hundered miles away!

Hey being that close you just have to get one.

[pooks]

I can't afford a new bike right now but that doesn't keep me from window shopping, right? Last week I looked at this creamsicle-y goodness:



... which lots of people seem to think is ugly, and maybe it is, but it's ugly in such a happy way.

First of all, there is NOTHING ugly about that bike! It's fabulous!

Of course I have an orange Element so I'm notl likely to be happy with pale, retiring colors. I saw on HGTV once that if you want to know which colors are on the horizon for decorating and home fashions, watch the auto colors -- they are the first to implement the hot new colors (by several years).

So I think we can anticipate a lot of oranges and maybe yellows in the next few years, from the new models I'm seeing on the road. Think it will cheer us all up? And think bikes follow the auto trends?

[SouthernBelle]

My typing/spelling last night was appalling!

[mimitabby]

well, i found some bikes to lust after. Two different brands, Mondonico
and Torelli!
There's a bike shop south of me (Spoke & Sprocket, near Tacoma) that seems to specialize in steel road bikes. They have a lot of ITALIAN Stuff. yes, I'm italian too.
They also think it's important to have room for fenders.

No photo yet, but it's certainly distracted me from what I should be doing today, that qualifies as bike lust

[emily_in_nc]

I adore that creamsicle Orbea! Gorgeous...

I agree about orange becoming popular. Love the orange Elements too (my stepmother has one -- I have the 2004 green). Just bought a lovely new, ultra-light women's sleeping bag today at REI: Sierra Designs Glow. It is a new product from this company and is gray and - yep - orange! I'd been coveting it, so when I saw it had just gone on sale, I let my REI Visa do the talking!

I'm kinda liking orange lately....I guess I got tired of all the pink stuff. And of course, blue is always nice.

Emily, who thankfully is pretty immune to bike lust right now, since I satisfied mine with a used Titus Racer-X this summer.....

[xeney]

Oh ... I wish they'd had that when I bought my new bag last month! I got the Marmot Angel Fire, which is not only heavier, but is that boring color a friend of mine calls "outdoorsy girl blue." Half the stuff I own is that color, and it is so boring.

[KnottedYet]

Anybody have the large Ortleib saddle bag? (seat bag)

this one:
http://www.wallbike.com/ortlieb/saddlebags.html

I'm lusting after it. Almost 3 liters of storage. That'd be great! And no need for a rack or seat-tube rack.

[Lise]

Anybody have the large Ortleib saddle bag? (seat bag) this one: http://www.wallbike.com/ortlieb/saddlebags.html I'm lusting after it. Almost 3 liters of storage. That'd be great! And no need for a rack or seat-tube rack.

$35 is not bad for the large! That looks like a great bag. I love the clip-on to the saddle part. I really hate trying to "tie" a bag under the saddle with velcro.

[KnottedYet]

This one you need to order adapter straps for, to make it fit the sprung Brooks saddle. Pretty nifty!

[Aggie_Ama]

I also love the Orbea Dama Race looks, but I'm obviously biased (see sig link)

I did test ride the Litespeed Bella as well when I was shopping last winter and ended up really hating the componentry and general feel of riding the bike. The Orbea was love at first ride.

Of course, new this year Orbea has come out with something even sexier...

Orbea Diva

I just saw this bike on their website. Sexy is a good word!! DH must not have seen them yet, he loves the Orbeas and is always showing me the new ones. They are so beautiful.

This bike is not over-the-top expensive, but I won't be able to spend this much on my next bike. So it is a lust for me!