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Thread: My new Orbea

  1. #16
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    ahhh so sexy!

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    I just LOVE the Orbeas!! I'm jealous!! They are too big for me...
    But man do I covet those!!

  2. #17
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    Oh. My.

    I think I need a cigarette now...

  3. #18
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    I'm curious about the bars - how wide are they? I ride with 38's & have had a tough time finding carbon ergo bars that small. Tellmetellme!
    "When I'm on my bike I forget about things like age. I just have fun." Kathy Sessler

    2006 Independent Fabrication Custom Ti Crown Jewel (Road, though she has been known to go just about anywhere)/Specialized Jett

  4. #19
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    I have the pink Schwalbe tires, but Continental also makes their Grand Prix 3000's in pink. Excuse me -- Magenta, or they might be listed as T-Mobile colors. I've ridden those quite a bit and love them.

    You also need the pink Polar Bottles.

    And, of course, the pink Candy's pedals, or the new pink Speedplays that I'm lusting over.

  5. #20
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    Beautifull bike.
    I saw that frame up close a couple of months ago, it had me drewling ...
    My new baby for 2007

  6. #21
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    Handlebars

    IFJane - they are 42 wide - seems too wide for you - sorry - I am not sure what the spec handlebar on the Diva is - it would be narrower for sure - just not sure how narrow. I am 5' 9" and have long legs and a shorter torso. I did notice that the drop position for me - descending - is a little uncomfortable - I am either going to move the hoods down a little - or make some shims to bring the levers in closer - I had the same problem on my Trek bike - and the shims were great. I am in the mountians - so I spend a lot of time climbing and descending.

    Wow - those pink cables are eye-catching.

    Thanks for all of the tire suggestions - I am hoping Santa will put them under my tree.

    debi

  7. #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kalidurga View Post
    Those Orbea's are some super sex-ay bikes. Congrats and let us know how it rides!
    I agree! This bike's theme song is "Ooh, foxy lady."

  8. #23
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    Orbea seems to be the new choice for my bike club.

    Enjoy yours is a beauty!

  9. #24
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    Handlebars

    Debi - thanks for the feedback on the bars. Yes, they would be much too wide for me. I, too, live in an area where I do a lot of climbing (at the foot of the Blue Ridge) but I am also rather small & have short arms & torso. I have been looking for 30 carbon ergo bars & no one seems to be making them yet.
    "When I'm on my bike I forget about things like age. I just have fun." Kathy Sessler

    2006 Independent Fabrication Custom Ti Crown Jewel (Road, though she has been known to go just about anywhere)/Specialized Jett

  10. #25
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    It's gorgeous!

    I love the black and white with your own added pink accents! It's similar to my Specialized in that regard. I was also going to suggest pink water bottles, but with those cages, it might be overkill.

  11. #26
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    oh wow

    absolutely stunning
    To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived — This is to have succeeded - Emerson

  12. #27
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    That's one gorgeous bike! Though I'm not a big pink fan either, your pink accents really jazz her up nicely. And of course, you'll dress in pink as well, right?
    Bad JuJu: Team TE Bianchista
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  13. #28
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    Sweet. Of course you'll need a pair of these. Welcome to the Orbea family.
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  14. #29
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    Gorgeous ! ! !

    Oh, my, she is ab-so-lutely gor ge ous! I rode an Orbea at Chainwheel in Little Rock- at Thanksgivng- it was several steps below the Orca- but so fast- like lightning in a can.


    - I can see us now . . . Okra's on Orcas

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    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.

 

 

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