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Thread: Pictures of my new bike: Zulu
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08-31-2008, 06:18 PM #1
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Pictures of my new bike: Zulu
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Thanks everybody for helping me accessorize my bike! In the end, I decided to go with a white Specialized Jett saddle, and pink Bontrager cork gel handlebar tape. The saddle has some accents of light pink on it. Call me fashion challenged, but I love it! (Also, I am still waiting for the white handlebar tape to come in).
Say hi to Zulu!
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08-31-2008, 06:26 PM #2
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08-31-2008, 06:43 PM #3
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Zulu is BBBBBBEEEEEEAAAAAAAUUUUUUTTTTTTIIIIIIIIIIFFFFFFFUUUUULLLLL!!!!!
That is one hot ride!!!
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08-31-2008, 07:54 PM #4
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She's gorgeous!!!
You must be thrilled.
Does the cork handlebar tape have speckles in it? If so, I had that kind until a month ago and it stayed cleaner longer (or appeared to anyways). My LBS didn't have that option when I had them put new tape on. It's just plain pink and gets dirty much faster. (Remember that if you switch to white.)
Congrats on Zulu. You and she will have many good times together!
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09-01-2008, 06:46 AM #5
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I really love the white saddle as it adds a nice accent of color to your bike.
White is also feminine in nature and it just completes the look. Your bike is so very nice and it will definitely turn a few heads.
Keep some Soft Scrub on hand as it will clean your handlebar tape and keep it looking like new.
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09-01-2008, 10:22 AM #6
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Jiffer - Yup, the cork handlebar tape with the speckles on it.
By the way Jiffer, were you riding on the Santa Ana Trail today? I saw a Cannondale exactly like yours...pink handlebar tape, pink saddle...at the rest stop over by the ocean. Was that you?
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09-01-2008, 10:58 AM #7
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She's a beaut! Enjoy!
Life is like a 10 speed bike, we all have gears we never use.
Charles Schultz
"The bicycle is just as good company as most husbands and, when it gets old and shabby, a woman can dispose of it and get a new one without shocking the entire community." — Ann Strong, Minneapolis Tribune, 1895
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09-01-2008, 11:05 AM #8
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Sweeeeet!!
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09-01-2008, 11:35 AM #9
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Beautiful bike!
Congrats on completing your first half-marathon btw.Trying to be the person my dogs think I am.
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09-01-2008, 11:36 AM #10
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Oh, my, that's just awful. Save yourself from future embarrassment and have Zulu shipped directly to me asap.
(translation: holy cow, that's a beautiful bike!)
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09-01-2008, 01:17 PM #11
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But before you do, tell us why you named her Zulu?
It's a little secret you didn't know about us women. We're all closet Visigoths.
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09-01-2008, 01:20 PM #12
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Very prettyful!! Congratulations.
"You can't get what you want till you know what you want." Joe Jackson
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09-01-2008, 01:34 PM #13
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sassy! She is really nice looking - congrats! Yeah, why Zulu? I love hearing how people come up with names for their bikes
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09-01-2008, 04:07 PM #14
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Hmm...why Zulu...well...good question.
I was wondering out loud what to name my bike and BF was sitting next to me. Since it is a Trek, and he is a Start Trek fan, he told me to give my bike a Trekky name...but i'm not into science fiction and all that stuff. He started naming several Trekky names, and Zulu came up. Zulu is an Asian...i'm of Asian ethnicity...and I just like the name. Plus, the name isn't too girly.
Later when I got home, I googled the definition of Zulu, and one that came up was "heaven" (besides it also being an African tribe, etc). My bike definitely feels like heaven to ride on, so the name stuck!
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09-01-2008, 05:17 PM #15
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Pretty!
