Trek WSD's, 1000, 1500 and/or 2100?

[CorsairMac]

wooohooo and Another new bike is coming! I get almost as excited about ya'll getting new bikes as I would if it was mine! and another Trek-Head...muuuhaaa we're taking over the world!

so.......we want pixs, your first ride, his/her name.......Everything!!

[Nanci]

KJL,

Where are you in FL? I'm in Alachua, by Gainesville. (That would be Ah-lah-chew-ay for the city and Al-lah-chew-ah for the county!!) People from here go to Clermont to train on hills.

I just tracked my 2100 and it's supposed to get here today, not tomorrow!!! I hope it's not too dismantled and I don't have to take it to a shop...

Nanci

[Technotart]

Frankly - I'd stay away from anything with tiagra gear set - go 015 if you can't afford the ultegra or DA, The tiagra sets don't shift smoothly, they fall out of adjustment easily, and can be VERY frustrating!

[cusepack]

Yes, another Trek-head to add to the mix!! I'm very excited and have already begun my search for gear. I'll get fitted for me new helmet local, but may end up ordering that online as they are soooo much cheaper. The price mark-up locally is incredible, but I understand that's where all the money is, as well as tune-ups, etc.

My Jamis Cruiser has tiagra and actually, it has a tendency to "flutter" in gear when I try shifting - feels like it's between two gears. It's very annoying and although I've taken good care of the bike as far as maintenance, it still happens.

Few questions . . . where do you buy your gear? I've looked at Performance Bike, Longcycle (they have great jersey prices), Nashbar, World Cycling - quite a few actually, but I'd like to stick with one or two sites so I'm not all over the board, so to speak, looking for my orders.

Nanci, I reside in Miami, where, for the past week or so it's been reaching 105-110. The heat is incredible - and with those big fat tires on my cruiser, my legs are toast by the end of my ride. But you know what, I love it!!!!

Oh, and by the way, one jersey I'm investing in is the Disco jersey - I don't consider myself a poser, but I really like the jersey - saw it in the LBS and love the material.

Kathryn

[Nanci]

So I'll quit complaining about 96 degrees...

New Bike is here and put together, but only ridden for one minute in sandals around the yard to get the seat adjustment. I can't believe how comfortable and natural it felt! But then I had to take her back in the house and put on the frame pump and the computer and the bottle cage and the little bag under the seat. The computer...why can't they just write simple instructions? Instead of just pictures that are impossible to decipher. And one mount was too big, even with both shims, and the other was way too small. And I'm not happy with how the transmitter is mounted on the fork- the fork tapers, what's to keep it from just slipping down??? But I can't get it super tight. The bike is _so_ light! Or was, until I put stuff on her. And the rear tube blew, right by the valve stem, when it was just sitting there! What's up with that? Luckily, I had another tube someone sold me for a different bike that was wrong for that bike, but just laying around, but it was ok for New Bike. Hopefully I'll get to ride today, but a friend at work wants to go see the penguin movie, and today's the only day...

Nanci

[CorsairMac]

so many things - so little time!! LOL...........congrats on getting the new bike home! don't sweat it, the bike will wait for you!

[cusepack]

Nanci -

Looking forward to hearing how your new baby feels on its first ride. I probably won't hear anything on mine until late next week, and now that Katrina seems to be headed in my direction, I don't need a bike, I need a canoe!!

Kathryn

[Nanci]

Ok, the first ride is done! I rode my new 2100 WSD (47) for two hours. She climbed the biggest hill- which I had been doing at 10 mph on the MTB with road tires-at 15 mph. This was also my first ride on a road bike EVER. Different! So I don't know how the Trek compares to anything except MTB's. Started out feeling very wobbly, which was not a good thing because I start out in the worst traffic with no bike lane. (But I live out in the country, so I quickly got onto first a road with bike lanes, then a road with little traffic, then a super smooth road with bike lanes.) I stopped two times for seat adjustment, but still think I want to move it back and down just a bit. (I am not using the seat that came with it but my beloved Fizik Vitesse). The self-installed computer kept working!

Is it safe to ride a road bike over RR tracks, or am I going to hurt the wheels, or flat, or get stuck and fall?

My hands were in a way different position from MTB bars- my gel gloves that feel so natural on an MTB feel weird and slidy on road bike bars. Do my hands just need to get used to the new position, or should I ditch the gloves?

When I stood up, the front end seemed a lot more skittery- is this just because it's a new to me bike and will that go away after some more hours? Or is that a road bike characteristic?

Overall, there was a lot less energy expended for much faster speeds. She climbs what we call hills in FL so easily. I went _way_ further than my normal weeknight ride- it seemed like I could keep going forever. I love this bike.

I think I already wish I had Ultegra shifters, though.

Hope I can sneak in a ride before a friend's going away party tonight.

Nanci