oh well now that makes me feel like a jerk. (pulls foot from mouth). I know I'm scared to death to even think about rollers. and I'm sure if there were a video of me for others to idly watch there would be plenty of problems to point out.
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03-24-2008, 12:18 PM #1
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03-24-2008, 05:19 PM #2
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No worries! Just wanted to point out that we were just kinda having fun with it, as it was just like 15 minutes in front of a green screen "acting" on the bike like we were really outdoors. I don't think we were intending to be the be-all-end-all of form, for sure!
-- gnat! (Personally, I wanted them to make it look like I was in space with Star Wars ships zipping around me)
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03-24-2008, 05:57 PM #3
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Yay, Gnat! You are famous!!
I'm so glad that wasn't YOUR bike! (and that your elbows didn't suffer!) How did you feel on that bike? Did you feel like you had your elbows locked?
Did that bike feel like your own bike, or did it feel like the fit was off?
(I'm obsessed with fit issues right now, it's a sickness, I know...)
I think it would've been very cool to have spaceships and stuff roaring around you."If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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03-24-2008, 08:27 PM #4
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KnottedYet:
The big secret is that I've only been on a mountain bike one other time in my life! I've been only a roadie for 15+ years now, so I dare say that *any* mountain bike was going to feel weird to me. I guess just with the hair and the tattoos that I fit more the "look" of a mountain bike rider?
That, and I can't remember anything about my elbows or legs or anything else about how I felt on the bike during the shoot except that I was nervous and excited and giddy. Professional model, I ain't!
That being said, between the motion capture session, oogling all the pretty bikes they had to show off, and talking with the other ladies there, I became inspired to save up for one of those full-suspension Specialized Safires. Then I'll be able to have a half-way decent conversation about mountain bike fit!
-- gnat! (I'm personally just thrilled that I was allowed to be part of this, and I'm not like a size 2 or a hired model, I'm just a real gal that gets funny tan lines and awesome calves, you know?)
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03-24-2008, 08:35 PM #5
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Where did you do this? How did you get involved? And... when you get that bike we want PICTURES!
(I wanna see you on a road bike now, too! With the spaceships!)"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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03-24-2008, 10:22 PM #6
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and she looks great on her road bike! I did her fit, so I know.....
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
Where did you do this? How did you get involved? And... when you get that bike we want PICTURES!
(I wanna see you on a road bike now, too! With the spaceships!)
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03-25-2008, 05:33 AM #7
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Yes!!! Originally Posted by KnottedYet
Where did you do this? How did you get involved? And... when you get that bike we want PICTURES!
(I wanna see you on a road bike now, too! With the spaceships!)
Inquiring minds want to know, Gnat, how you got to be a Specialized supermodel!!!2007 Seven ID8 - Bontrager InForm
2003 Klein Palomino - Terry Firefly (?)
2010 Seven Cafe Racer - Bontrager InForm
2008 Cervelo P2C - Adamo Prologue Saddle
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03-25-2008, 10:09 AM #8
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Eep! Nothing too exciting, I'm afraid. I've been dating someone who works at Specialized, and one day I got a panicked call: "You're a size medium, right? Can you take a day off work?"
-- gnat! (certainly no free bikes, and they won't let me buy one of those swanky hot pink women's racing kits since I don't, you know, race or anything)
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