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03-20-2009, 01:33 AM #1
Home of pea gravel
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Help me spend my tax rebate & Mr Rudd's $900 stimulus on bike stuff
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I am suffering from bike envy
& found out today that I get a tax rebate plus the $900 stimulus cheque. (If Mr Rudd wants me to spend some dough at a retailer, i'll support a bike shop 
)
So, I have to decide if it'll be a mtn bike frame or a roadie. I'd transfer my components over so i'd just need a frame & forks. I have an 06 44cm Giant OCR1 as my roadie at the moment but want to go up in the world by a smidgen. Problem is I have no idea what is one step up from a Giant OCR1
(I'd also like to move up in the MTB world but can't decide...)
I know there's a 44cm Specialized Ruby WSD frame available from a shop here but am not sure if that's a step up or just the same thing.
Bianchi? *drool* Merckx?
Help me?
Tanks
CLast edited by crazycanuck; 03-20-2009 at 04:25 AM.
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03-20-2009, 06:51 AM #2
f/k/a Mr. S.
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03-20-2009, 06:54 AM #3
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She is one.
Is the OCR1 carbon? I am too lazy to look. If you can get Merckx that has coolness built in. I just don't see very many so they always look kind of neat and exotic.
Amanda
2011 Specialized Epic Comp 29er | Specialized Phenom | "Marie Laveau"
2007 Cannondale Synapse Carbon Road | Selle Italia Lady Gel Flow | "Miranda"
You don't have to be great to get started, but you do have to get started to be great. -Lee J. Colan
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03-20-2009, 09:35 AM #4
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What do you want to get out of the new bike? Lighter? Stiffer? Different frame material? Different handling? Different geometry? More "wow" factor?
Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Continue to learn. Appreciate your friends. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.
--Mary Anne Radmacher
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03-20-2009, 04:48 PM #5
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wow
I'd like something that's a bit lighter & adds that extra "ahhh" feeling when riding.
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03-20-2009, 06:19 PM #6
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I'm a metal girl--ti and steel--so I don't know much about carbon bikes. I do like the look of Look bikes (pun intended). I have no idea of their pricepoint, but I have some friends that really love 'em.
Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Continue to learn. Appreciate your friends. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.
--Mary Anne Radmacher
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03-20-2009, 08:30 PM #7
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look
Indy, Look bikes seem like a reputable brand. I'll have to hunt down the Perth bike shop that sells them & have a peek.
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03-22-2009, 10:27 PM #8
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Look framesets start around $2500 USD.
And I love mine
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03-22-2009, 11:26 PM #9
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wheels
I've decided to purchase some new wheels for my mtn bike.
I don't need a new roadie & really hate road riding..I need to improve my dirt skills as i've misplaced my mojo
*heeeerrree mojo mojo moooojoooo"
