I picked the bike up last night and set out today with high hopes for a long ride. The bike is awesome, but the route that I planned was covered in ice and packed snow. That meant that I couldn't get any decent speed and after my second fall I decided to head home. I don't think I'll get to ride again until Tuesday, but I'm looking forward to putting a lot of km on this bike.
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02-23-2008, 12:27 PM #1
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02-23-2008, 02:37 PM #2
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Pictures please!! And that sux that you didn;t get a great first ride....!!!!
IDEALMUSE: go to the saddles forum under gear...ask your question there. and look around. saddle talk is quite popular here.Discipline is remembering what you want.
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02-23-2008, 02:39 PM #3
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Elk, is that a papillon dog in your avatar?
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02-23-2008, 02:41 PM #4
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yup. that's my Flynnie...she's my "familiar"
my little soul mate.
I have 3 paps and a collie.Discipline is remembering what you want.
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02-23-2008, 04:06 PM #5
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No good pics of the bike yet, but here's a quick pic I took of the river.
Originally Posted by elk
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02-23-2008, 05:39 PM #6
A bike named Jake.
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Congrats again bike twin! I'm sorry the first ride wasn't perfect, but hopefully Tuesday will be better. At least you got out there and had some time on it.
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02-27-2008, 07:48 PM #7
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Another update - I love this bike.
On Tuesday I rode to the university and back. It took an hour and 10 minutes to get there. Previously my best time was an hour and 30! Part of the improvement was from a change of route. I found a hill that I could almost manage instead of one that I have to walk up.
On the way home I was determined to ride up all of the hills that I usually have to walk up. There was just one hill that I didn't quite manage. I finally gave up and walked, then at the top when I got back on the bike I looked down and realised my chain was still on the middle gears. If I had gone down to the little one I would have made it up the hill. Doh!
Today I rode it to work. Honestly this is my favourite ride. It's 10 k, straight and flat, and 6 k of it is highway. I got up to 45 km/h. It was terrifying. I loved it.
Thank you again to all of you for the advice and encouragement.
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02-27-2008, 10:12 PM #8
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I'm so glad you love your new ride!!! Don't forget...we like pix!!!
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