Getting a different bike

[annie]

Trekn Teresa,

Are you in Galena, or close by Galena?
I am in Dubuque, IA. Can't be too far from wherever you are...........

annie

[Geonz]

I would ride both of 'em and see if they *felt* differnet... but I'm an auditory-kinesthetic girl. It could be mauve for all I care if it feels right.

My 7500FX is not WSD but we get along fine, though it's not *quite* as perfect a fit as my Nutra... which is also not WSD (but has a Bianchi stem so I'm reaching a little more forward). (The 7.5 is what they're calling 7500's now). Mine's blue, too...not the robin's egg blue.

I would serioulsy look at getting 28c tires instead of 32s though... when I switched from 35 to 28 it was an *instant* 2 mph speed increase and I could suddenly ride along with (and coast along with) people who had to slow down for me. It doesn't take long at all to adjust to the different feel. I've gone to 25's on my 7500FX and **never** had traction issues or gravel problems, though I do pretty much stick to pavement. If you're on gravel or dirt roads, 32's are probalby better.

Why wait for weather? Layer, layer, layer! we've got the Illini Chill supported ride on 2/4/6 in St. Joseph... come on down and join us :-) Hot chocolate for everybody!