My New Luna Bike!!

[tulip]

Is the frame an Eclipse or an Orbit? Very nice.

[Andrea]

How awesome is that?!?! What a gorgeous bike!

[Jo-n-NY]

That is a beautiful bike Lisa. congratulations and may you have many enjoyable and safe riding miles.

~ JoAnn

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Thank you.

It's an Eclipse (road)....sort of...I guess. Though Margo really just sort of made up a custom geometry that would fit my body measurements and my riding goals. It's part touring and part road bike. It really is a custom bike in every sense of the word. There was a lot of planning and somewhat challenging component coordination.

My Rivendell has the same gear range....but we had to do a lot of juggling and changing of parts to get it. That range does not come standard on Rivs. Running out of gears on a downhill?- has not happened to me yet. I figure by the time I hit 40mph I probably won't be pedaling anyway!

The TA Carmina crankset provided the exact number of front ring cog combinations that we wanted, which was 24/36/48. A Shimano Ultegra triple would usually come with 30/39/52 (not a low enough granny gear for me). The TA is also adaptable to swapping rings later to change cog numbers --like if I get 'super quads' later on.

Later I will be staining/sealing the cork tape in a nice coordinating color.

[twin]

That is not only beautiful it is hot! That is one of the best bikes I have ever seen. Many happy miles to you.

[Triskeliongirl]

She is georgeous! CONGRATS!!! I can't wait to hear the first ride report. ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rij73]

Beautiful! May you have many happy years together...

[SouthernBelle]

I like that color. & the Brooks looks so good with it.

[Ninabike]

Beautiful bike Lisa. It should "turn some heads" among knowledgable bike folk you meet on the road. May you have many happy and safe miles together.

[DDH]

beautiful bike Lisa. Congratulations. Do you name your bikes? If so whats her name?

[bambu101]

Beautiful! She looks like a lovely buttercup color, like the wildflowers that grow in New England.

Congratulations!

[tulip]

Lisa, your description of your ride is great. You describe very much how I feel on my Luna--as it (her) being an extension of me, or I of it (her). It's the first bike that I've ridden that I really feel like part of the machine, not perched on it, not fighting it.

My Luna is a persimmon-orange-red, and I named her Carmen Bacana (bacana means "cool" in Brazilian Portuguese), but I usually just call her Luna (sometimes Luanne when I've had a few!)

Congratulations on a beautiful ride made by a beautiful woman with a couple of beautiful dogs helping her out!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Lisa, your description of your ride is great. You describe very much how I feel on my Luna--as it (her) being an extension of me, or I of it (her). It's the first bike that I've ridden that I really feel like part of the machine, not perched on it, not fighting it.

My Luna is a persimmon-orange-red, and I named her Carmen Bacana (bacana means "cool" in Brazilian Portuguese), but I usually just call her Luna (sometimes Luanne when I've had a few!)

I suppose it will take me a while to find the right name for my bike- it is a girl bike though, so that narrows it down some.

Isn't your Carmen persimmon-red Luna pictured on the Luna website gallery? Post a link here so we can all admire it! It's HOT!!!!

I have tried smaller saddlebags but have found I just can't make everything fit....sturdycable&lock, tube, small pump, patch kit, a couple of tools, extra wool shirt or a wind vest, wool glove liners (the weather quickly changes here and suddenly get cold or windy), snack for long rides, emergency bungee cord and a few bandages, a bandana, roadmap, ID and money, cellphone.....sigh. We ride typically 2-4 hour (sometimes up to 8 hour) rides in mostly rural areas so there is little chance of being near a gas station when you need any assistance. I need to be self-sufficient if a problem occurs when I'm out there in the middle of nowhere on a wooded road alone. If I was just riding up and down paved main roads dotted with stores I wouldn't need to bring much. Hey at least I don't have to pack any hair curlers!

[tulip]

Isn't your Carmen persimmon-red Luna pictured on the Luna website gallery? Post a link here so we can all admire it! It's HOT!!!!

Last time I looked, Margo still had it in the Photo Gallery of her website (www.lunacycles.com) way down at the bottom (I bought it in 2005). Yeah, she's hot; took a while for me to feel like I could keep up.

EDIT: I just looked at the photo gallery. ALL those bikes are hot! Love the simple single speeds.