Ordered my new bike!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Hey thanks all of you for the good vibes!

It's so great to have a place where bunches of other women totally understand my bike obsessions and excitements!

Sandra- the paint decision could easily be a couple of months away...and I *could* change my mind in the meantime....but....right now I am leaning towards a soft Bartlett pear color- sort of halfway between yellow and green. Rather Spring-like.

Emily- Yes I hear you. My Riv is not too big for me overall- just the pesky toptube length! But to be fair, with the medium stem and the seat way further back it is mostly quite comfortable now. But not perfect fit, and I'd like to shoot for perfect on my next bike.

DebW- Yes that is a great lugged take-apart bake you had made! I remember when you got it and posted the pix....

Regina- I'd have several Sevens in my "stable" if I could! I considered them too, but went with the woman builder concept.
I had also considered Sweet Pea (also a woman builder of steel bikes)....but I liked Luna's many years of experience.
Yes I am getting a road frame- but it will be able to handle 28cm tires for our rough gravel roads, and it won't have an extreme racing posture setup. I want to be comfy on 70+ mile rides all day. It will also have very low gears for the hilly area we live in. So I guess it would be a "modified road/touring" bike (...sort of like my Rambouillet but a bit lighter and tighter).
I want a second bike partly so I can keep riding when one is in the shop or otherwise out of commission, so yes I am keeping the Ramb. as far as I can foresee. Twice I have had my bike in the shop getting changes made, and both times I went out of my MIND not being able to ride for a few days! DH has 3 bikes, so I figured why shouldn't I have a second bike.

Zen- funny.

[elk]

Zen...you crack me up....

Lisa...that warm yellow/ green looks great with a warm red....kinda like the Bianchi Milano? That is one hot looking ride...but yours, I'm sure willl be even hotter!!!

[annie]

What a great way to build excitement for the 2008 biking season, Lisa!! When the cold and snow is gone, you'll have a brand new beauty of a bike. Congratulations!

Annie

[Mr. Bloom]

it sounds like Silver and you both deliberate on decisions the same way

I think that guarantees satisfaction

[Thorn]

My fitter called my bike requirements a "plush Ferrari". Luna was in the final cut of my builder list, but, in the end, I went local (can't beat the warm fuzzies of a face-to-face). I really liked the fact that they specialized in women's frames. So cool to hear someone use them. Looking forward to hearing the continuing saga! But, 4 months....just in time for spring! And spring colors....purrrfect!


Congrats! May your new bike fit like a glove and ride like a dream!

[Tri Girl]

Oooooooooo- very exciting!

Congrats on your decision, and the upcoming (well, sorta) arrival of your new bike. Can't wait to see pictures!!!