Hooray!
Yay, Dex, for finding the Smoothie ES!
That colbalt blue is just gorgeous.... oh, my! http://www.somafab.com/extrasmoothiepix.html
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03-29-2008, 06:18 AM #1
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04-02-2008, 03:06 PM #2
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She is ordered.
I went with the steel fork, I'm not sure if I will regret that or not. The bike shop can still get me a Campy triple so I am a happy, happy girl. It should be here in a week and then we'll start putting it together.
I'm going to have the shop build it for me instead of my husband ... he has done a great job for me on both of the builds he's done, but he will be starting a new job soon and we both feel a little guilty about all the free advice and parts the shop has given us, when we've only bought one bike from them. So I'm going to pay them to build this one and he can keep working on his own Bianchi build.
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04-02-2008, 05:35 PM #3
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Hoooray! How exciting! (we want pics as soon as possible, of course!)
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04-20-2008, 01:52 PM #4
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Well, my frame that was supposed to arrive in about a week is still not here, and now I've found out that Soma is coming out with a mixte frame. So I am now having buyer's remorse because that is what I want: a real modern mixte designed to be a road bike, not a cruiser, built up with Campy and reasonably wide tires. That is my dream bike!
My husband suggested we go ahead and build up the Smoothie ES and then we can do a component swap once the Soma mixte is out, assuming it comes in my size, and I can sell the Smoothie frame. (I've already paid for the Smoothie.)
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04-20-2008, 01:59 PM #5
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I heard about the Soma mixte yesterday and was trying to find out more info. I am looking for a steel commuter bike and at 4'10", the mixte really sounds appealing. I just wish I knew how long before it comes out and what it will cost...
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04-20-2008, 02:30 PM #6
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BIAK said something about the Soma mixte, I think he said it was about 2 years out.
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04-20-2008, 03:44 PM #7
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Here's a link to the blog on Soma about the mixte:
http://somafab.blogspot.com/2008/04/...xte-frame.htmlEverything in moderation, including moderation.
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