Lies bike shops tell you

[goddess1222]

hey Kpicha. good point. i thought they used that term to describe all women's specific bikes. i didn't know it was only trek.

[missliz]

well thank you girls, I'm fine now, just a little shocked that I could fall and actually get injured. Muscle takes up shock and protects you, and I haven't really got that much right now. All is well now though.
Coolbeansbikes, if you're finishing the century before sag pulls you off the road at dark, you aren't slow, just mellow. You can learn better spin technique and speed right up if it's important to you, but if you're having fun you're doing it right.
So I found a doll tiara at a flea market, and used a pair of round nose pliers to bend the ends into hooks and put it around the head tube , used a short fat rubber band through the hooks to keep it on. Comes off for cleaning this way. Bend gently if you try this- but the effect is great, it's hilarious. Miss Bike is very glamorpuss. I can bore you with the details of where to get them if you want one.

missliz

[Irulan]

pictures we want pictures!!!

[goddess1222]

irulan is right. pictures would be saucy!!! i would love you to bore me with the details on where to get one. i do have the "main" tiara that hangs out near the tub.

maybe we should all design a jersey!!! how about ladies wearing tiaras who are also covered in mud!!!! love it.

[Kpicha]

Oooo, yeah, that's a great idea! I'd get one!

[Terry]

I was thinking a tiara-riding video...women riding in the rain/mud/rock with the back ground music Bob Dylan's "Rainy Day Women"...

[missliz]

Ooohh- I need to learn whole new 'puter tricks to do pictures- maybe Adam can do it.
Go to ebay, and find a shop called Alabama Crowns. The tiaras aren't the spiffiest, but scroll down and they have doll tiaras. The regular ones seem to be the size for fat tube bikes like mine, and they make a smaller Barbie tiara that would might fit the regular style beast better. But I'm not sure, I only used the big ones. Bend them very gently.
Enjoy!

missliz

[MightyMitre]

I love the sound of all these tiaras - especially some girlies all covered in mud but also with lovely sparkly tiaras. Would make a great picture!

I think when girlies are on the podium receiving their flowers, medals etc they should also crown winners with a nice shiny tiara. That would be cool!

Just wanted to add my bike shop story. This isn't actually too much of a rant about the shop because they're normally very good.

My boyfriend took his fleet of bikes in to be serviced and the next day we went out for an easy ride, only to find he couldn't change into the big ring. Confussed he looked down and saw the mechanic - an Aussie named Bruce - had forgotten to replace the cable from the gear leavers to the big ring!

Ben couldn't believe it! Luckily we were only on a small local ride, but he felt a bit of a fool for not noticing the cable was missing.

He took it back to the shop and they were so embarrased and apolgetic. They're quite a well known shop with a very good reputation in the South of England - they sponsor a team and a lot of their customers are very demanding. They couldn't do enough to make ammends. The gave him another free service, free bar tape, some energy drink...

While this was quite a blunder Ben's a very laid back guy and wasn't too het up about. Not sure he's have been so chilled if it had happened at the start of a race though.

[Irulan]

Originally posted by MightyMitre
I He took it back to the shop and they were so embarrased and apolgetic. They're quite a well known shop with a very good reputation in the South of England - they sponsor a team and a lot of their customers are very demanding. They couldn't do enough to make ammends. The gave him another free service, free bar tape, some energy drink...

How a shop responds when they blow it is a big part of the equation, sounds like they did good!!

Irulan