New bike

[jobob]

Great job on the ride, BTW.

Heh, prima donna hissy fit at the top of Morgan Territory notwithstanding ...

[snapdragen]

I'm sorry MP, that bike is just ugly. Send it to me, I'll take care of it for you. ***did she fall for it?**



Hissy fit? Did someone get cranky?

[jobob]

Hissy fit? Did someone get cranky?

[hijack]

Hoo, meee, cranky??

I was so freakin' whupped on the Morgan Territory climb that at the rest stop at the top of the climb I parked my bike and just sat for a bit. Then I started to get re-organized, but by then all I wanted was to just stop and be done with it; I was actually crying a bit at the thought of getting back on my bike(!!).

My poor coach (who is a stickler for taking very brief stops) then asked me if I was ready to go. At about that point I was ready to just pick up my goddamn bike and throw it over the fence. Instead, I threw the rest of the sandwich I was trying to force down.

Heh, I'm nothing if not a prima donna.

I then got back on said goddamn bike and continued on the ride. Fortunately for me, and for all concerned , it was practically all downhill from there, so I was feeling much better (physically and oh-so-emotionally) by the end of the ride.

[/hijack]

[kermit]

That bike is amazing! A whole lotta love!

[NbyNW]

So happy for you!

[Catrin]

Normally orange isn't my favorite color, but this is beautiful! Congratulations on your new bike and may you have many good miles together

[maillotpois]

That bike is amazing! A whole lotta love!

Nice!

[maillotpois]

I'm sorry MP, that bike is just ugly. Send it to me, I'll take care of it for you. ***did she fall for it?**

You are such a crack up.

[bikerz]

That's a beautiful bike, MP! Just lovely. The way you are lifting it down off that rack makes it look like it weighs nothing!

[Adventure Girl]

Orange is my favorite color. That bar tape is cool! The bike itself is just stunning! Happy riding!

[Bike Chick]

It's awesome! Love the colors and it sounds like it rides like a dream!!! I'm happy for you.

[indysteel]

Neato! I like happy endings! I hope you have many happy and safe miles together.

[jobob]

Here's a link to the gps trace of the maiden voyage of mp's lovely new ride.
This is the trace from my own gps, so please don't for a moment think that mp rode this as abysmally slowly as did I


I'd call it Trial by Fire, but it was more like Trial by Iceberg, it was freakin' freezing out ...

[roguedog]

[QUOTE=jobob;503076]Here's a link to the gps trace of the maiden voyage of mp's lovely new ride.
This is the trace from my own gps, so please don't for a moment think that mp rode this as abysmally slowly as did I


MP.. awesome build. And love the Edge fork (did you like the edge fork?). The Edge forks just look right w/ Pegs for some reason.

I hope you're overjoyed with it and that's it has somewhat lessened the bite of losing the Merckx.

I also agree re: w/ it riding better than carbon. Kris @ Above Category said he test rode the shop's Parlee and he couldn't wait to get back on his Marcelo. He just missed the ride.

Jobob - dude, don't even. I bow down to you both you guys for doing this ride. Looks more than respectable to me uh.. since I haven't done that much climbing in one ride.. EVER.

While you guys were doing that monster ride.. my butt was tootling along on the Cindy

[maillotpois]

Rogue -

We saw a lot of Cindy riders on our return. Nothing wrong with that ride - did that for many years AND I admit to taking the lemon drop yesterday. It was quite the pick me up.

I do like the Edge fork. With this bike a shinier black would probably look better, but the matte finish is pretty cool. I have to say I took the descents pretty slowly (as we're just getting to know each other), but the bike was rock solid, even in the gusty wind.

You should come out for a ride with us one of these days and meet it in person....