New Bike!!!

[RoadRaven]

Congrats Lynne!

Exciting huh?

My partner is talking about a new bike for my birthday. He reckons we turn my current bike into a time trial bike only, and get another bike with a couple of lower gears so I can get up hills a bit more quickly.

A new bike is def exciting - hope the ride goes well - looking forward to hearing about it

[Surlygirl]

Well I'm still in shock, but Hubby bought me a new Orbea Dama Race last night. It was a my birthday present. I took one for a test ride and I couldn't believe how much faster it was than my poor old Surly. Same as you Lynne, going from a cross bike to a road bike was a shock. I wasn't sure about the aluminum frame but it has a carbon fork and carbon stays and its a gorgeous purple. Now all I have to do is wait, the purple ones are backordered. Tap, Tap, Tap, Tap.
Oh and I have a new favorite bike shop. Gear Works Cyclery in Leominster, Mass. They rock.

I think I'll keep the Surly as my beater bike, put the big old tires on it and use it in the spring when its muddy and wet. I'm sure I won't want to get my new baby dirty. Maybe I should change my name from Surlygirl to Orbeababe.

[massbikebabe]

hey grrls...

congrats on the new rides. Jody, I expect to see you flying thru hills of Worcester soon. How long do you have to wait??

karen

[RoadRaven]

Hey there Surly, must be something in the air for all these new bikes to be about.

Nice to be able to go a bit faster - glad you are enjoying it. Keep us posted on how it goes.

My birthdays not til August, I'll have to live vicariously through you both in the meantime...

[Surlygirl]

Thanks Karen, Thanks Roadraven and congrats Lynne. Didn't mean to hijack your new bike thread, just wanted to join in your fun.

Karen, my bike won't be in for a couple of weeks yet. I still have to decide if I'm changing my handlebars and crankset or robbing the Surly. I have Ultegra 9 speed now so I may just swap those over. Darren at gear Works thinks I should put the new women's Specialized handlebars on, they have a damping collor where the stem attaches. A stem. There's a new one, with a shorter top tube, I can actually have a decent length stem.
As for flying up the hills in Worcester, well I don't know about that, though on the test ride last night I rode up a hill and wasn't even wheezing at the top.

[emily_in_nc]

All new bikes require a photo! C'mon ladies, don't forget!

And MEGA congratulations to you both! There's just about nothing more exciting than a new bike!!!

~ Emily

[Biking Chick]

All new bikes require a photo! C'mon ladies, don't forget!

And MEGA congratulations to you both! There's just about nothing more exciting than a new bike!!!

~ Emily

I concur with Emily ... photos please!

Congrat's to you both! Don't forget to post to the list after that first long ride!

[Surlygirl]

You can see mine at
orbea-usa.com
Its the Dama Race. I'll post a pic when I actually get my bike.