Dream bike! Pic & first ride report

[nscrbug]

Wow...that is one stunning bike!!! My DH has been lusting after the Dogma...but that is simply NOT gonna happen. So, he is willing to "settle" (ha ha) for the FP3.

Can I ask...which pedals are those?


Linda

[Jiffer]

SWEET!!! Congrats! I recently got my dream bike, as well, so I know the feeling. I also got SRAM shifters, and used to have Shimano, and I can totally relate to shifting up instead of down when you are on your last gear. Kind of frustrating when you are on a steep hill and go harder instead of down or staying the same. I used to have a gauge on my cable that told me what gear I was in without even having to look down at where the chain is, so I have to get used to that too. One time I was on a long climb and was telling my husband, "I keep thinking I must have one more gear, but I don't." I was having a harder time physically that day, so chalked it up to that. However, as it turned out, I DID have one more gear! It just looked like I was on my last gear, to my untrained eye, but I wasn't.

But in general, I am liking the SRAM, and my much smoother and lighter bike. Have fun with yours. She's a beaut!!!

[ridenread]

That is one beautiful bike! May you have many happy rides together

[malaholic]

Wow...that is one stunning bike!!! My DH has been lusting after the Dogma...but that is simply NOT gonna happen. So, he is willing to "settle" (ha ha) for the FP3.

Can I ask...which pedals are those?

mmmm....I'd have loved a Dogma too. Realistically though it just wasn't worth that much extra money. It would have been a bit lighter and a bit stiffer, but this is already shaving close to 5 pounds off the weight of my Ruby, and given that I'm small and not exactly applying massive force to either frame or cranks I probably wouldn't notice the stiffness difference between this and a Dogma anyway. I am perfectly happy "settling" for the Dogma's sibling; I bet your hubby will too!

The pedals are Look Keo 2 Max.

Might I suggest you don't cut the steerer, but just place excess spacers on top of the stem?

You're right, that is why they didn't cut the tube shorter to begin with. I'm going to experiment over the next few weeks with moving the stem up & down to find what feels right both in terms of my own position and also in terms of bike handling. If I just want it moved down a little, then I'll just stack a spacer on top. If I want it moved down a lot, I'll have the tube trimmed but probably still leave a spacer so that I'll have the option of moving it back up if I wanted to.

[Bike Chick]

Wow! What a sexy bike!

[kenyonchris]

I have the FP3 and LOVE it! Congrats!