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12-16-2006, 12:01 PM #1
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All you need is love...la-dee-da-dee-da...all you need is love!
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12-16-2006, 05:26 PM #2
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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2008 Cervelo P2C Tri bike
2011 Trek Madone 5.5/Cobb V-Flow Max
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12-17-2006, 03:42 AM #3
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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 #4
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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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12-17-2006, 04:29 AM #5
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Maureen, what a good girl you must have been. A new bike for Christmas is the best!
Enjoy.
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12-17-2006, 08:36 AM #6
All about the journey
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Awesome! the best Christmas gift ever!
I know you will just love it and become even more addicted than you are right now.
Look out world HERE COMES MAUREEN !
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12-19-2006, 11:29 PM #7
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You are all too funny....love the various responses. We can certainly all relate to the joys of having a brand new shiny bike that performs miracles in spite of the ineptness of the rider. I will post a picture once I figure out how to do it.
Happy Holidays to all,
Maureen
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