Jamis Aurora!?!?

[mimitabby]

Elk, you're planning on riding all year round? you want fenders. Those rooster tails up your butt are for amateurs.

I agree with Lisa, get a bigger tire size if you can for winter.

[mcoleman]

I'll second your choice of Jamis. I ride a pink Jamis Ventura and I love it.
Enjoy!

[elk]

It's MINE!

I got them to throw in the fenders...and I ended up adding a rear rack too because I'm not sure there's enough room for a saddlebag without a rack for it to rest on...I also got an antique brown B68 for the old price So I did well!!

And That little bike rocks!!! It's so smooth and responsive. Have to wait to pick it up....not sure what to do. I'm MASHED by this cold and wanna take a nap...but but but It'll be ready in about an hour or so....(it's a traffic-y over the bridge drive....) hmmmm such troubles...a nap or go get my new bike...

I want PICTURES of your Jamis bikes!!! and Lisa...I use it as a guide more than a template...ever since you said that thing about "floating over your bike" I've been in search of that valhalla...

[sandra]

I knew it! CONGRATULATIONS! Of course we want pictures immediately!

[elk]

thanks Sandra!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

It's MINE!

I got them to throw in the fenders...and I ended up adding a rear rack too because I'm not sure there's enough room for a saddlebag without a rack for it to rest on...I also got an antique brown B68 for the old price So I did well!!

You did FABULOUSLY!
I forgot that yours is a smallish frame so yes a rear rack will keep your saddle bag off your wheel (not usually an issue with a big men's bike).
Good deal on the fenders and the B68, girl!! You did a great job researching and test riding and keeping your mind open to many things in searching for your bike. And in the end, it was YOU who actually went back and asked to try the Jamis in another size that they hadn't even recommended. Most excellent job. Goes to show we can look at all the geometry charts we want but we never really know for sure until we test ride.

Don't forget a heavy duty lock for that new beauty of yours. Others will covet it. (and watch out for Sandra lurking about your neighborhood behind the bushes in her black ninja outfit...she may try to claim that bolt cutter in her hands is just a "hedge trimmer")

I want to see some pictures of the happy YOU WITH your new Aurora!

[sandra]

Don't forget a heavy duty lock for that new beauty of yours. Others will covet it. (and watch out for Sandra lurking about your neighborhood behind the bushes in her black ninja outfit...she may try to claim that bolt cutter in her hands is just a "hedge trimmer")

Yes, I'll be the one with the sawed off legs. (Oh, and the funny accent talking on my cell phone)

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Yes, I'll be the one with the sawed off legs. (Oh, and the funny accent talking on my cell phone)

Ah yes....stumpin' around the neighborhood, rackin' up those 7000 cell phone minutes trying to talk people into buying poor homeless Ebay mixtes! ....Hey it's a hard job but somebody's gotta do it!

[sandra]

NOT 7 THOUSAND. only 700!

[Xrayted]

That is a gorgeous bike, Elk. I like the Jamis bikes too. I think you've made a great choice when it comes to getting the most out of a bike for this area and for the type of riding you are doing. It'll be geared nicely for our hills and flats and will work well for touring or just riding to work. Good job on having the patience to wait until you found the one that spoke to you.
I'm currently trying to decide if I want to keep my current mtb or go with a bike like the one you just bought. (I'm also considering Kona among others.) I use it on the trails and to just run around town for groceries and such. I'm looking for a bike that will do all that but also be good for when we start doing some short, self-supported tours next year. The mtb won't quite cut it then and I don't feel the need to have 3 bikes. (I have a road bike that is not good for touring.) I'd love to know where you got yours. A test ride wouldn't hurt. Maybe you can PM me on the LBS details.

Good luck with your new wheels. And by all means, go get that bike now before rush hour. I'm not sure which bridge you have to cross, but looking down on (most of) them right now, I wouldn't wait.

[uforgot]

I just want to offer my sincere apologies to all TEers. Yes, I'M the one who first mentioned "mixte" to Sandra. But on the bright side, many homeless mixtes have now made their way to Mississippi and are happily a part of Blossom's family. (Even though they have to share the guest room)

[elk]

You did FABULOUSLY!
I forgot that yours is a smallish frame so yes a rear rack will keep your saddle bag off your wheel (not usually an issue with a big men's bike).
Good deal on the fenders and the B68, girl!! You did a great job researching and test riding and keeping your mind open to many things in searching for your bike. And in the end, it was YOU who actually went back and asked to try the Jamis in another size that they hadn't even recommended. Most excellent job. Goes to show we can look at all the geometry charts we want but we never really know for sure until we test ride.

Don't forget a heavy duty lock for that new beauty of yours. Others will covet it. (and watch out for Sandra lurking about your neighborhood behind the bushes in her black ninja outfit...she may try to claim that bolt cutter in her hands is just a "hedge trimmer")

I want to see some pictures of the happy YOU WITH your new Aurora!

kryptonite lock: check
motion detector lights: check
VERY alert dogs: check
yankee intuition: check

The ONLY bike I didn;t get to check out was the LHT...but I got myself a Brooks saddle, a light and a rack for the price difference!!

still waiting for a call...and rush hour officially begins...

OH! I forgot to tell you this story! Yesterday after I tested the Aurora, I saw this burly dude fly by on a Surly and I yelled out, "Hey izzat a Long Haul Trucker...???" He looked back at me, and rode away faster...I only wanted to LOOK at it!!!

[KnottedYet]

congrats on the new bike! Yay!

(pictures, we want pictures!)

[xeney]

Okay, enablers. I was looking at cyclocross bikes for hauling a kid trailer, because I want something that can do gravel and pavement, but the guys at the bike shop just about talked me into an Aurora instead (with a few modifications for my purposes). I have to order it, though, because they don't have it in stock.

They'll talk to me about fit but I wanted to see what you all think. I think the 50cm is right for me -- specs are here. The effective top tube length is listed as 535, which seems pretty long, though. I seem to remember that there is something about the seat tube angle changing how that reach is going to work but I can't get my head around it.

For comparison, my road bike is a 53cm, and I believe it had the same effective top tube length, and we had to put a 5cm stem on it to make it fit me. I'm 5'6 with longish legs and a shortish torso.