trade in my orbea dama race?

[ilima]

It might have been too small for you anyway. Sounds like it was an XS, and I suspect the S may have been better for you. I'm 5' 4", too and I ride a unisex Merlin (Ti rocks!!) with a 52cm top tube length, although I have a shortish (80mm) stem.

I can tell you I love, love, love titanium's ride; it was a big change from the teeth-chattering ride of my aluminum Felt!

WAHHHH!!!!!

I lost out on Litespeed Bella on e-bay.

The good news is that I made the other person PAY dearly. (not enough) but still... brand new Litespeed bella 48cm frame with Ultegra went for cheap $2005.02

Sheesh... I can't afford that even with selling of my Dama Race.

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Well still looking at a frame and fork. Looked in my junk boxes of spare parts.
Gots. two sets of shimano 600 brake calipers (precursor to ultegra), Extra front wheel but with 105 hub. Throw that on my trainer and use the ulegra hub mavic wheel from the trainer for the "new bike" I'm looking at.
Have an extra stem, extra seat (not keen on th terry but it'll do)
spare brake cable and shifter cable...
And in the garage, should have a spare BB, cranks, set of chain rings, and do I still have a spare ultegra deraillur??
two sets of skewers (how did I endup without the wheel???)

Soo only things missing are rear wheel with cassette, bull horn, clip ons, cable housing brake levers, shifters and bar tape.

Smilingcat

[smilingcat]

Just for a back up, I managed to win on e-bay a k2 MOD 6 frame. Pretty cheap outbid the next person by mere $3.00 heh! $250.00 Hope its good as he says it is...

Also picked up a brand new XERO LITE XR-1 wheels.

Well if the K2 frame doesn't perform as well as I want, I can sell the frame again for not much lost.

still I prefer to have a ti frame.

If I win on GIANT TCR or win trinity TT frame (or both) I'll sell the k2 frame and even my Orbea.

Been searching for Bella but they were all near $3,000 or was it $4,000???

Hopefully, I'll be on a bike that FITS. Orbea is a great bike but no-fit is not good.

Now have to scrounge up the components to make a complete bike.

Smilingcat