Maureen, that is WONDERFUL! I share in your joy over the feeling of that perfect machine under you, clicking and purring in it's glittering newness.
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12-16-2006, 11:00 AM #1
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12-16-2006, 11:13 AM #2
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Oh, thank you Lisa. You said it far more eloquently than I....
...clicking and purring.
Pure poetry.
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12-16-2006, 11:41 AM #3
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Congratulations Maureen! BTW, I spent quite some time in Northfield, MN.
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12-16-2006, 12:01 PM #4
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Wot Lisa sed...
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12-16-2006, 05:26 PM #5
Ooo, talk tri to me!
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Congrats, there's nothing like that new bike glow. Please post a picture!
I'd rather be swimming...biking...running...and eating cheesecake...
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12-17-2006, 03:42 AM #6
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Makes you feel like a kid again, eh? The dropped bars and skinny tyres are easy to get used to, although I remember when I first got my Nishiki Prestige (which has a Terry-style smaller front wheel) that it felt very odd for about half an hour. And just wait until we get you into those vintage road bikes with stem or downtube friction shifters...sometimes I get back on my Specialized Dolce Elite and can't remember how to use the brifters for about 15 seconds or so because I have gotten so used to the friction shifters on the other bikes
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Just a little over a week to go and counting...
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12-17-2006, 03:58 AM #7
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Woo-hoo--new bike for Christmas! Isn't it exciting? We wanna see pix!
I think you're right to master one new skill at a time. I did the same with my new bike, spending some time getting used to using brifters vs. my old barend shifters, and holding off on the clipless pedals until about a month later. I still love my older touring bike, but I'm so much faster on my Bianchi Veloce that I had to check the calibration on my computer--I thought I couldn't possibly be going that fast. Guess what? I was!
Enjoy your new best friend!Bad JuJu: Team TE Bianchista
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