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  1. #1
    Join Date
    Jan 2005
    Location
    North Bellmore, NY
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    Beautiful Bike and Lots of Luck with it!!!!

    If you are ever riding down the Westside HWY on a week day at about a 1:00let me know. I take my lunch hour around Pier 40 and sit and watch the cyclists go by.

    I think you will be safe if you get out early today. As usual the rain is suppose to roll in at the time I leave and and get home. I think the weekend is looking up so hopefully you can get in some nice rides then also.

    ~ JoAnn

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Location
    Brooklyn, NY
    Posts
    820
    Hi all... So I did take it out yesterday and this morning. This is my first time riding a drop-bar and also the first time on clipless pedals. Lastnight I was a bit uncomfortable, but then I made some adjustments and this morning was much better. I think the bike is going to be a great fit! It handles marvelously!

    On a sadder note, I had my first dumb clipless tip over incident this morning. It was actually when I was starting up again after being stopped. I guess I didn't get enough momentum, and for some reason just tipped over on my right side. Luckily only a minor scrape on my elbow and nothing happened to the bike! Phew! I hope that doesn't happen too often. I felt like an idiot! A passerby asked, "How did that even HAPPEN???"

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    S. Dak.
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    488
    Your lady blue looks like a winner. Have fun whizzing around on your new bike. The steinway may be a bit jealous, but I'm sure she will adjust.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Location
    Brooklyn, NY
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    Quote Originally Posted by cosc View Post
    Your lady blue looks like a winner. Have fun whizzing around on your new bike. The steinway may be a bit jealous, but I'm sure she will adjust.
    Never mind the Steinway! I think my dog is jealous!

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Posts
    80
    ooo!! nice! congrats on your gorgeous new ride!
    do not medel in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and good with ketchup

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Sep 2006
    Location
    Orygun
    Posts
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    oh yeah, beautiful bike. congrats!
    Oh, that's gonna bruise...
    Only the suppressed word is dangerous. ~Ludwig Börne

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    Middle Earth
    Posts
    3,997
    Congrats rij!

    Very purty in blue, and no worries about your clip-spill... just seals your partnership with each other!

    Glad you finally got out after all that rain and so pleased to hear the bike is a great fit!


    Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying,
    "I will try again tomorrow".


  8. #8
    Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Location
    foothills of the Ozarks aka Tornado Alley
    Posts
    4,193
    It looks so......speedy! What a pretty bike. Have you taken her outside yet on the maiden voyage?

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Location
    Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Posts
    502
    Yahoo!!!
    2007 Trek 5000
    2009 Jamis Coda
    1972 Schwinn Suburban

    "I rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a bike. It gives her a feeling of self-reliance and independence the moment she takes her seat; and away she goes, the picture of untrammelled womanhood."
    Susan B. Anthony, 1896

  10. #10
    Join Date
    Oct 2005
    Posts
    2,309

    Holy SMOKES!!

    That is one sexy bike! On par IMO w/ Orbea and Kuota in the "sexy bike" category!
    Great, so now I have a NEW bike to covet!!

  11. #11
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Location
    Brooklyn, NY
    Posts
    820
    Thanks everyone!

    I rode 20 miles yesterday and 20 miles today, so I feel like I've gotten comfortable with the bike. Can't believe what a great fit it is! I have no pain whatsoever.

    Tomorrow, DH, our dog Hudson, and I are going to the Catskills on vacation. The bikes are coming, so there will be plenty of time to do nothing but ride and get some hill practice! Send happy thoughts my way, and I'll report back next week!

 

 

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