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  1. #16
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    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

  2. #17
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    Jul 2006
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    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!
    Road Bike: 2008 Orbea Aqua Dama TDF/Brooks B-68


    Ellen
    www.theotherfoote.blogspot.com

  3. #18
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    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.
    As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence." ~Benjamin Franklin

  4. #19
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    Aug 2005
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    Quote Originally Posted by oxysback View Post
    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!
    Bad JuJu: Team TE Bianchista
    "The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress." -Roth
    Read my blog: Works in Progress

  5. #20
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    I am so glad you had a good time! How did you do with learning your gears? Did that become easier?

  6. #21
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    Congrats suzie! You ladies look great! Keep riding and you'll find that clipping in and out gets easier along with the other little things like balancing or going for your water bottle while riding. Have fun and keep riding!

  7. #22
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    Sep 2006
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    I didn't think Ellen looked ridiculous. She looked strong and vibrant on her bike. I think she will do well on her rides this year, and will probably finish more than one long ride.

    Also, we didn't see any male cyclists out there on Saturday, and that says something right there.

  8. #23
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    Quote Originally Posted by mimitabby View Post
    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.

  9. #24
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    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!
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  10. #25
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    May 2006
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    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?

  11. #26
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    Quote Originally Posted by GLC1968 View Post
    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!
    Road Bike: 2008 Orbea Aqua Dama TDF/Brooks B-68


    Ellen
    www.theotherfoote.blogspot.com

  12. #27
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    Thank youf or sharing photos. All three of you look so happy and fantastic.
    Jennifer

    “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
    -Mahatma Gandhi

    "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."
    -Aristotle

  13. #28
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    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.
    Lisa
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  14. #29
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    Quote Originally Posted by oxysback View Post
    Suzie and Darcy are on Treks. I have a 2006 Schwinn DBX Supersport. It's a great all around bike!
    I was just about to ask you what kind of bike you had there in the picture. I'm of a similar build and have been wanting to get something suitable for my size, but closer to a road bike than what I'm currently riding.

  15. #30
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    Thumbs up Cycling chicks do rule!

    What Lisa SH said!!!!

    ~Emily
    Emily

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