Like my bike better

[mimitabby]

no, it's not bad to have fenders! it's bad to have a black mud stripe up your back. Not to mention what happens to the person behind you when you go through a puddle!
fenders are great!

WHat Trisk meant was that a lot of bikes are not made with enough clearance to TAKE fenders!

[DarcyInOregon]

Suzie did awesome yesterday. I didn't get to witness the fall because I was in back around a curve.

We biked to the end of the park so Suzie could practice going up a steep hill on a road outside the park. We got to the end, and Ellen and Suzie wanted to keep on going on the valley roads, and that is what we did. I was really impressed because on my first day I didn't go outside the park and bike those steep grades. But there went Suzie, pedaling along, with her long hair flying out behind her, and she looked like she had been on that bike for years.

In my self-defense, my body looks much larger in the photo than it actually is. Unlike Ellen and Suzie, I am wearing multiple layers of thick clothing and it all adds quite a bit of bulkiness to my body's contours.

However my bike looks awesome. It is a Trek Pilot 5.2 WSD. I enjoy riding a girlie bike.

Also, Ellen is a very strong cyclist. She hopes to bike a century this year and I am sure she can do it.

Darcy

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

But there went Suzie, pedaling along, with her long hair flying out behind her, and she looked like she had been on that bike for years.

In my self-defense, my body looks much larger in the photo than it actually is. Unlike Ellen and Suzie, I am wearing multiple layers of thick clothing and it all adds quite a bit of bulkiness to my body's contours.

Yeah, nothing can stop Suzie.

Hey Darcy, don't worry- we ALL look heavier in our jackets and fuzzies! The rest of us have already assumed that all 3 of you are way skinnier than any photos might seem to suggest- and that goes for the rest of us too!

[SouthernBelle]

Photos taken during the winter do not count.

All 3 of you look great.

Suzie, with the decrease in weight and increase in speed, I knew you would end up loving the road bike. I think each of us, with our first, have that moment when we first jump on of, "OH NO, What have I done!!??" But it passes quickly.

[Maureen Valley]

Suzie....you and your TE buddies look TERRIFIC and of course, I'm a tad partial....but I love your bike. I, too, am getting used to the clipless idea but am getting close to taking off my training wheels....that is to say auxilliary pedals I had installed on one side of the clips.

I wish I had some TE members close by. We could hit some of the rails to trails that Florida is expanding every day!!

LOOKIN' GOOD SUZIE.
Maureen

[oxysback]

We had an awesome time! Hey Suzie, I think that fall didn't hurt because it was so stinking cold!! LOL! At least you fell into the ivy.

Unlike Darcy...I am as large as I look in the picture. I'm sure I look rediculous on my bike, but at least I'm out there, ya know?

Darcy looks GREAT on her bike...pink is definitely her color! And Suzie is a hill climing MACHINE! She just leaves us in the dust!

I think we ended up doing about 12 miles or so...just a nice easy ride. Thanks, Darcy and Suzie, for letting me join you. We MUST do this again!

[li10up]

I'm glad you had a good experience...except for the fall.

Call me paranoid but this is a woman's forum and who knows if any sick individuals are out there prowling around. I would recommend that anyone posting a photo of their vehicle blur or black out their license plate. Someone with the motive/means might use that info in a way that I don't even want to imagine....my 2 cents.

[Bad JuJu]

I'm sure I look rediculous on my bike, but at least I'm out there, ya know?

"Ridiculous" is in the eye of the beholder. It took me decades to figure this out and then to believe it, but if someone doesn't like the way we look, that's THEIR problem, not ours. Especially if the beholder is a fat-and-sugar-swilling couch potato. Nuts to them.

I think you all look great with your bikes, and it's so cool to see TE biking buddies getting together to ride and support each other. Brava!

[Triskeliongirl]

WHat Trisk meant was that a lot of bikes are not made with enough clearance to TAKE fenders!

Exactly, so its good to know which ones out there do! The pilots seem to be really nice in that they are still light and racy, but accomodate a wider range of tires (this I knew) and even fenders (this I didn't know!).

[roguedog]

no, it's not bad to have fenders! it's bad to have a black mud stripe up your back. Not to mention what happens to the person behind you when you go through a puddle!

In college we called this "the freshman stripe" Didn't take long before they figured out a solution! Or if you were like me too poor and it never bothered me enough to put fenders on.

[light_sabe_r]

I think all three of you look fantastic on your bikes! DARCY i love yours! But then I'm partial to pink bikes myself.

Suzie. It's amazing that those slow falls hurt nothing but pride eh. Fenders are good... as long as they aren't like mine and move around all the bloody time!

[GLC1968]

I think you all look GREAT!

I'm glad you are feeling better about the new bike, Suzie...and I'm really glad that you all got to ride together! (Darcy, I love the pink bike!)

Now, am I seeing correctly...do you ALL ride Trek's?

[oxysback]

Now, am I seeing correctly...do you ALL ride Trek's?

Suzie and Darcy are on Treks. I have a 2006 Schwinn DBX Supersport. It's a great all around bike!

[Bikingmomof3]

Thank youf or sharing photos. All three of you look so happy and fantastic.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Frankly, if the 3 lovely ladies in that photo were all slim, we wouldn't be having this discussion about whether people look good or not on their bikes at all!
We women can feel selfconcious about our bodies for multiple reasons- (society and our upbringings often don't help at all) - whether we are overweight, underweight, short, tall, or a million other variations, we need to fight the stupid tendency to think we are not as beautiful as others. Unfortunately many of us are our own worst critics.

The fact is that EVERYONE looks a million times better riding a bike than they do slumped on a couch watching tv.
Every single one of us TE gals is a truly beautiful woman, both inside AND out, if you ask me. We ROOL.