"The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew, and live through it." ~ Doug Bradbury
my two cents...
The Litespeed Bella is a great bike! I hope it does go to a good home.
I'm a tried and true Shimano girl. I love my Ultrega/Dura Ace combo...but even with my big hands, I did need shims, which they do make.
I just got a preview of the SRAM Red gruppo though...SWEET!!! And OMG...light and pretty it is! Even my wrench, who has gone SRAM and back...is going again, It's good stuff!
"The bicycle is just as good company as most husbands and, when it gets old and shabby, a woman can dispose of it and get a new one without shocking the entire community." -- Ann Strong, Minneapolis Tribune, 1895
This bike would fit me perfectly, dammit.
"My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks
Salsa, I think it's a sign![]()
That bike is beautiful. Fortunately, it is too small for me. I'd wash myself in hot weather if I thought it would make a difference![]()
"My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks
Salsa, I was talking to DH about it and he said "oh, it'll go for far more" with confidence. Part of me knew he would be willing to buy it for what it was going for last time I looked. Maybe we'd chop off my feet or something, who knows.
It is a NICE bike.
I can't believe that someone hasn't jumped on this bike and the current bid is so low. I have a lightspeed Bella and I just absolutely LOVE IT. I would jump on this bike, but it is way to big for me. It is such a lovely bike...
Rats, the timing is off for me. I'm tempted though. It's titanium and my size. I'd have to sell one of my other bikes, though.
It's a beautiful bike and also in my size. Luckily, (or unluckily) I already own a Ti bike that I'm in love with...or I'd be SO tempted!![]()
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