Quote Originally Posted by Triskeliongirl View Post
Lisa, I also thought one needed to go 9spd to use a rear mountain cluster (what I have on my bikes) but if you look at the gearing offered on the new terry isis bikes, the isis sport boasts a 10 spd ultegra group up front, with mountain gearing in back, so check it out. Maybe you want to do something like that on your new bike.

I like the idea of a dark color. My titanium isis is white with light blue, and while looks pretty she is so hard to keep clean. My steel isis is darker blue fading to silver and much easier to keep clean.

The Terry Isis Sport has 11/34 (10 speed) cassette, and front rings 48/38/26.
My bike will have a 12/34 (9 speed) cassette and a front 48/36/24. That 24 really gets me up some major hills. I don't have a problem with keeping to a 9 speed....I just love my current setup, the gearing is perfect for me and where we ride, and we already have some of the parts anyway...so we are sticking with that.

My current bike is a very bright electric medium blue. So I want a softer earthier color. It's almost like our living room beeswax-y color, which I love. I tend to like lighter bikes than darker bikes, and dirt doesn't bother me too much.