Bike Shopping- day 3- the freak out (long)

[mimitabby]

I hear you, JJ.
I'm staring 40 in the face this year and starting to think "new custom bike" would be a cool thing. Only, my LBS (and good friend) is a Seven dealer, so anything but a Seven is out of the question. That's not necessarily a bad thing. But DH is awaiting delivery of his custom Seven ID8 - this weekend, hopefully - and he says I cannot get an ID8 (drat!) so it would HAVE to be an Elium SG. I'm starting to rationalize it by telling myself my current Seven is not custom and, gosh, with my herniated disc in the neck and my back back and creaky hips (and I'm only turning 40?? Yikes!), I would really do well with a custom ride.
CURSE YOU, ACE!!!!!!

hey, wait!! why can't you get an ID8?
and for all the physical problems you're having you should be doing some cross training!

[mimitabby]

Don't just blame Ace, a lot of us are doing this. Sometimes spending that money on a piece of equipment that keeps us exercising happily is just the thing to promote health!
(still waiting for my bike frame, so much for instant gratification!)

[7rider]

hey, wait!! why can't you get an ID8?
and for all the physical problems you're having you should be doing some cross training!

It's that whole "matching" thing. Can't have matching bikes (even tho' they would, technically, be different). Too cute - and I think we'd both break out in hives at the thought of it!

Actually, back is not that bad - it's all in the neck right now. But, yeah....more cross training would be good. I need to get back to the gym for some upper body work......

[farrellcollie]

I freaked out when I decided I wanted to commute by bike and spent $250 on a hybrid that weighs a ton.(I kept thinking $250 for a BIKE?) but I bought it and I used it for a few years (still use it for commuting) - if nothing else the cost kept me on it (I have a good job - the actual money was not the problem - just the thought of it) LAst year I started thinking about road bikes - I went through the same process - thinking No way can I spend this much on a bike - but again happy I did and it keeps me riding it.

[logdiva32]

I freaked out when I decided I wanted to commute by bike and spent $250 on a hybrid that weighs a ton.(I kept thinking $250 for a BIKE?) but I bought it and I used it for a few years (still use it for commuting) - if nothing else the cost kept me on it (I have a good job - the actual money was not the problem - just the thought of it) LAst year I started thinking about road bikes - I went through the same process - thinking No way can I spend this much on a bike - but again happy I did and it keeps me riding it.

I am with you.

[melissam]

Well, Melissa, if you're too slow for me, just take me up a hill and I'll eat your dust!

Definitely send me a message if you're going to be up my way....I will almost never say no to a bike ride.

-Amy

Amy,

Hmmm, hills. Yeah, there's a lot up there in the East Bay. (We have a few down here in SJ and the Peninsula, too. But geez, I got a tour -- in the car -- of Old Tunnel Road and the Three Bears. Oh my. I will be changing my rear cassette and derailleur.)

By the way, if you get the Serotta, what kind of cassette are you planning to get? I have a 12-25 on my Trek, and I'm thinking of going to something like a 14-34 with a mountain bike derailleur so I can get up some of the East Bay hills. My apologies if you've already mentioned this in an earlier post in the thread.

Anyway, there might be clear weather on Sunday. What would you think of a nice, flat ride on the Bay Trail?

-- Melissa