New Bike!!!

[Surlygirl]

Karen you kill, me. I'm still laughing. Thanks for the link to the bar tape. Now I have to decide purple or one of the mixes. Decisions, decisions.
Hey Lynne, check out the link Massbikebabe sent me, maybe you can find what you need too. Sweet bike by the way. I had a fuji about 20 years ago that hubby bought me and it still hangs in by basement. Sentimental value ya know.

So Emily, if someone were to dangle a pretty pink Orbea in front of you, would you consider riding again. Might be just what you need to lift your spirits. Dogs be damned.
Thanks for the input on the components, I guess I hadn't considered that and I certainly don't race or fly like the wind down hills, at least not on purpose. To many rough roads here to do that.

[CorsairMac]

Wow - 2 new bikes in as many days! congrats to both of you on getting such awesome rides!

Lynne: I've ridden a Fuji Marseilles (whatever...I don't speak french either!) and it was a sweet ride. Fit me like a leather glove!! Since my friend doesn't ride much I tried to get it off her but it was a no go!! (don't think I'm not still trying!

Jody: There are 2 Orbeas in the Crits here and I've got Orbea lust. One of them is blue/green and I just keep thinking "man, one of these days!".

Enjoy your new friends both of you and keep us posted on their names, etc etc!

[emily_in_nc]

So Emily, if someone were to dangle a pretty pink Orbea in front of you, would you consider riding again. Might be just what you need to lift your spirits. Dogs be damned.

I'm not allowed to ride yet. I'm still just 7 weeks out from my accident and can't bear weight on my right side yet. I go back to the orthopedist next week for more x-rays, and hopefully at that point I'll be able to start learning how to walk again. I can't risk a fall riding outdoors for awhile. I am riding my mtb on the trainer indoors for now and hopefully will be riding outside at some point later this year. It's just gotten really killer hot and humid here in NC the past few days, so fall riding is sounding pretty nice to me!

And actually, I bought two road bikes in 2004 and a mtb earlier this year, so I don't need a new bike to entice me, just a lot of courage (like the Cowardly Lion). I have a beautiful "black raspberry" colored Aegis Swift (you can see a tiny picture of it in my avatar), so the last thing I need is a new pink bike, but that's not to say I can't LUST for one!!

Emily

[Surlygirl]

Hi Emily,
Yes I knew you couldn't ride yet, I've been following your blog. I was referring more to your mental psyche and your fear of dogs. It was more of a trying to lift your spirits kind of thing.

New England is beautiful in the fall. Maybe an easy Inn to Inn ride in Vermont
or find some easy rail trails to start on.

[emily_in_nc]

Hi Emily,
Yes I knew you couldn't ride yet, I've been following your blog. I was referring more to your mental psyche and your fear of dogs. It was more of a trying to lift your spirits kind of thing.

No problem! I am not sure who is following my situation and thought maybe you worried that I'd given up completely on riding. I love it too much to do that (as you can see, I'm still hanging out here! ) When I start back, I'm just going to be really, really picky about where I ride, never ride alone, always take my air horn and my Halt, things like that. I'm sure I'll be anxious at first, but hopefully that will fade in time, as I get some successful rides under my belt.

Vermont would be great (we did a Bike Vermont inn-to-inn tour with Barry's parents years ago and LOVED it!), but we'll be taking our postponed 20th anniversary trip to the British Virgin Islands (think sailing, kayaking, and tropical drinks instead of cycling!) in late fall so I can't take any other vacations this fall. NC is nice in the fall, though; it's just tough going in the summer unless you love heat and humidity!

~Emily

[Surlygirl]

Ohhh The British Virgin Islands. Hubby and I rented a 50 foot sailboat for our honeymoon there and island hopped. It was wonderful. Some year we want to go back and do it again. The Bitter End and all those places.

[julbee]

Congrats on the new bikes!
I find I'm feeling some of your excitement!

A HUGE yes on Vermont!
I love it here!
The Autumn is simply breathtaking!!!!

It's my favorite season!
This year, I hope to be able to ride some distance by Fall, we'll see!

Just imagine the thrill of the gorgeous scenery AND riding the new bike while taking in the scenery! WOW!!!

[emily_in_nc]

Ohhh The British Virgin Islands. Hubby and I rented a 50 foot sailboat for our honeymoon there and island hopped. It was wonderful. Some year we want to go back and do it again. The Bitter End and all those places.

Hey cool - that's where we're going. We have a credit at the Bitter End Yacht Club since we'd already paid in advance for our trip and then couldn't take it when I had my accident. I can't wait, though! We went 1.5 years ago for hubby's 50th birthday and stayed at Biras Creek for a week, which was sheer paradise, but we wanted to go to BEYC this time so we could do more sailing. We just took sailing lessons over Christmas so are pretty much novices but want to practice! Did you sail the 50-footer by yourselves? If so, I am very impressed, but even if it was crewed, it sounds glorious and perfect for a honeymoon. I just love the BVIs~

Emily

[Lynne]

Well, I've had my first couple of rides and I'm in loooove :-)

My poor Redline, I feel so disloyal to it now. But, the Fuji did help us figure out that I needed to move my seat way forward...so now I'm even doing better on the Redline. And I'm still commuting up hill and over Dave...I mean dale...hehe....on the Redline.

I posted in another thread, I can actually SPIN on this one! And hills...they are so much easier! I can't wait for the weekend to get back on my baby for another spin....

Oh! And I found a female group that I can ride with Sunday mornings. So I'm going to try that this Sunday. I'm nervous, but the average speed is about 12-13mph (including the hills), so I think I should be fine. This is an intermediate group, so I assume I should immediately let them know that I do not know how to draft and whatnot? I'm also going to a clinic on 6/19 to learn how to handle gravel, drafting, proper braking, etc. Can't wait!

And, I agree with ALL the other posts....this website is so incredibly helpful and supportive. Thanks!