From experience, let me say that if he has any thought of racing, be prepared to replace and replace more. Junior racers crash early and often. My DH became an expert bike mechanic because of this when my son was racing. He cracked his first frame at the Fitchburg Longsjo Stage Race... not a pretty picture; a 16 year old boy crying his eyes out in the middle of the road!
I would go for a moderate level price because of this. He can always upgrade.
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04-08-2010, 08:53 AM #1
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04-08-2010, 09:21 AM #2
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qft
Originally Posted by crankin
Life goes by pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, and do whatever you want all the time, you could miss it.
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04-08-2010, 09:28 AM #3
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Crankin: Was it his bike damage, injury or just his pride that brought on the tears? Perhaps a combo of all three?
I had Nick read the thread.
I could tell that he has been running the fitters info through his head all night. He went to the LBS thinking Six but came home thinking CAAD. Fitter had basically given him the same info, down to the wheels, as MartianDestiny.
Nick and his dad are discussing the build options now. Pulling the trigger on the bike after lunch.
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04-08-2010, 09:54 AM #4
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. Originally Posted by MommyBird
Exciting!
I really should work in a bike shop... maybe that's my calling in life...
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04-08-2010, 01:02 PM #5
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Cool...another cyclist is born! Pictures are required! He is part of the extended TE family.
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04-08-2010, 01:26 PM #6
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http://www.cannondale.com/usa/usaeng..._1244_4591.jpg
Its on its way!
I ordered him some bike jerseys and gloves last week with our REI dividend. He has shorts. We'll pick out pedals and shoes when the bike is built. Hopefully they will have his size shoe in stock. May have to get him in for a shoe fitting tomorrow.
He should be ready to hit the road in style when the bike comes in.
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04-08-2010, 01:36 PM #7
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Very nice!
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04-08-2010, 03:07 PM #8
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Well, I wasn't there, but according to DH, it was the broken bike that caused the tears. He knew he wouldn't even be "just finishing."
The next year, he convinced me to take him for 2 of the 4 days of the race. The day of the crit, it was close to 100 degrees and the racers were fainting right and left. He pulled off the course and said, "Let's go, I'm done!"
Although he ended up being ranked #5 in the US, he actually never came in first in a race until right before he stopped racing. When he stopped obsessing over it, he won. But, he came in second or third a lot.
Make sure to keep it fun.
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