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Ooh, that looks fast! What a great time of year for a brand new bike!
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Thread: First Road Bike!
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03-23-2011, 05:18 PM #1
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First Road Bike!
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I went to Performance today and got my first road bike! I bought a hybrid (Fuji Absolute 2.0) through Performance a couple of years ago and they always took care of me so I decided to stick with them.
So I walk in and explain that I don't know my size because I've only been fit for a hybrid but I'm pretty sure I'll be 52. This guy pulls out a 44 and tells me it looks like it fits perfectly. Me: "are you sure? this seems really small to me" Him: "oh no it's good" (fast forward five minutes) Him: "oh I don't cycle, I surf. I don't know anything about bikes." Another employee who *does* know his stuff fit me and started actually showing me good bikes. It was between a Scattante W570 and a Fuji Roubaix 1.0 (with Sram components) and I picked the Roubaix.
Would post a picture of mine but it's in the shop because the bolts broke while putting on cages (apparently typical for Fujis). This is just a picture from the website. Anyways, wanted to show TE because I've learned more from this forum than anyone and I love hearing all of your stories!
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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03-23-2011, 05:23 PM #2
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03-23-2011, 05:52 PM #3
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what a beautiful ride!! Can't wait to see the picture of you and your bike together! Congrats!!!
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03-24-2011, 06:00 PM #4
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thanks!! I took it out for the first time today in the freezing cold, but it was totally worth it. It definitely feels fast compared to my hybrid...
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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2007 Fuji Absolute 2.0
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03-24-2011, 08:20 PM #5
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Congratulations! It's so exciting and fun to have a new bike!
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