Is this it????

[Xrayted]

Uh, don't know if this would work for you... http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/bik/467178514.html

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or this? http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/bik/466852865.html

I'm not enabling at all.

[elk]

you guys are so sweet!!! thank you !!

I have calmed down.. I just need to go foot shopping (butt shopping)

I did find a shop that has the Surly CC and the Salsa...AND they are a rivendell dealer. Super nice on the phone! I'm going to try and get up there tommorrow. (Revolver Bikes)

I could be in deep....!!! But you know...I am just so freakin thrilled to have discovered excercise that I LOVE...and that's worth throwing support at...

[sandra]

I'm enjoying sitting back watching you Elk. You have been bit by the exact same bug that I have. I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one with the disease.

Edited to add: here's the part I hate. Just when you think you have THE PERFECT BIKE....along comes a better oner! Drives me insane.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Sandra,
The key is this: Happiness is loving what you have. (that goes for both material and other things in life)
Remember- there will ALWAYS be millions of bikes better than yours. And there will always be millions of bikes worse than yours. One could buy a bike a week and still not be happy. It's all in your "frame of mind" (pun intended).

Just find a bike that fits you right and is right for the task you want it to do....and then put your heart and soul into making that bike truly wonderful and LOVE that particular bike for its own special uniqueness.
This system still might require several bikes, depending on the different riding needs you have (speed, errand/fun, long distance, mountain, etc.).

Now, if you are perfectly happy with buying bike after bike and continually looking for something better or a new thrill (NOT saying this is you, Sandra), then there is no "problem". But if one is distressed by repeatedly seeking to buy another bike, then one might look inwards to find the solution.

[sandra]

Yep, it's that old saying "happiness is wanting what you have, not having what you want."

Thanks Lisa for the reminder.

[mimitabby]

Lisa there are NOT MILLIONS of bikes better than mine. Maybe hundreds, but NOT millions.