Specialized Ruby Comp

[bikerHen]

Someone in North Spokane? North Divison is the closest shop to me too. I was looking at the Orbea bikes there today. Not my favorite shop, but I want to try as many bikes as I can. My riding has been kinda limited to commuting these days, my business is at the north division "Y".
Glad you have made the leap to the great outdoors! There are some nice rides here on the northside. What type of bike are you riding? Tell me about RR tracks! They are NOT my friends. PM me if you would like to hook up for a ride. I'll let you know about the Ruby Comp. bikerHen

[kaybee]

Bikerhen, I have a Ruby Comp -- got her in June. I know what you mean about it getting under your skin. I love the bike, although I'm still having some fit issues (I think the stem is too long for me), which in my opinion, LBS is not being overly helpful with. That being said, the bike is great, and I don't foresee having or wanting to buy anything else in the future. I was riding a Giant OCR3 that was too big for me, so even with a slight fit issue, this is a huge improvement.

It was the first bike I tested, and I kept comparing all the others to it. I also tried the Dolce, a couple of Treks, and an Orbea Mitis Dama (none of the others are full carbon, so maybe not a fair comparison). I liked the idea of owning an Orbea but the Ruby really felt better to me, and that's the main reason I bought her. I'm older (47), so the smoother ride was important to me. I went with the compact double that comes with the bike, and it's been okay for me, although I don't ride up mountains. We do have some hills here in north Georgia, but I can go anywhere hubby wants to go.

I believe Caligirl also rides a Ruby, so maybe she'll be able to give you more feedback. By the way, I hated the saddle that came on Ruby and swapped it out the first week!

Edited to add that I also put my narrower Salsa handlebars on her.

KB