Buying a new bike...suggestions??

[CycleGiant3]

Picked up my bike today!! It is so SWEET!! It is a great ride. I live in a town where there are lakes everywhere and they have bike lanes around pretty much most of the lakes. So I went riding lake to lake and it was a great sunny day here in FL. It is so funny when i was reading the posts before i got my bike, i think it was bikerhen or cosairmac that said they had bugs in their teeth from smiling so much! I had to laugh today while i was riding because i caught myself doing the same thing...aside from eating the bugs!! But i was, smiling like a little kid that just got a new puppy! I got up to 18mph, I thought i was flying until two guys blew past me...but i will eventually catch up to them. They were very nice, waved, with thumbs up. I guess they could tell i was a newbie! I will venture out tomorrow, I cant wait, it really is awesome.

[bikerHen]

Hey CG - I've had my bike about three weeks and I'm still eating bugs everytime I ride. I can cruise on the flat at about 20 mph with little effort! A sweet ride it is. My speed is up about 2 MPHs on the flat and on hills as well. While I am in no danger of shedding my hill slug status just yet, I am feeling more confident and am trying some bigger/longer hills. Having this new bike makes me think I can try a 50 mile ride in two weeks. Well see! Have fun and just think of all those bugs as protien. bikerHen

[Jo-n-NY]

Best of luck with your new bike and glad to hear you are loving it. I can relate to the smile. I find myself smiling as I am riding and think what people are saying when they see the lady on the red bike riding with a silly grin on her face. But what the heck.

Riding in bike lanes from lake to lake. That sounds wonderful. I never heard of Lakeland Fl. but it sure sounds like looking into should we decide to move out of NY.

Hope your weekend will include more glorious rides.

~JoAnn

[CorsairMac]

I thought i was flying until two guys blew past me...but i will eventually catch up to them. They were very nice, waved, with thumbs up. I guess they could tell i was a newbie!

Nah - they were looking at the fancy sweet new bike - they probably didn't even know what sex was riding it! I'm so happy for you and the bike - so does it have a name yet?

[CycleGiant3]

Hey Ladies, I went out again today, they guys at the LBS asked me to go on the Tuesday night ride with them. I think i might go, they said they would take ot easy on me! CorsairMac, I dont have a name yet...I will start thinking, tomorrow on my ride, I will have a name by the time i get home! Jo-n-NY, my entire family grew up in basically Levittown, not to far from you. My cousin owns All-stars Gym on Hempstead Tpk. Have you heard of it? It is such a small world you never know!! BikerHen, thats great! 2mph is alot, i wouldnt have thought until i tried to go a little faster then yesterday and it is quite the workout. Happy Riding this weekend everyone!! Becareful!!