Frame Lust

[Bike Chick]

How exciting, Catrin! I can't wait to see it completely built and I know you can't either. Looks like you will be riding it for the Harmonie Hundred!

[Catrin]

How exciting, Catrin! I can't wait to see it completely built and I know you can't either. Looks like you will be riding it for the Harmonie Hundred!

I really hope I can make that - but I won't know until the last minute if I will be able to swing the trip. Have you decided which day you are going?

[sundial]

It's like Christmas in April. It will be here just in time for the nice temps of the spring season. Do you have a name for the bike?

[Catrin]

It's like Christmas in April. It will be here just in time for the nice temps of the spring season. Do you have a name for the bike?

Her name is in my signature: "Ms. Rambler" I figured since I have actually seen the frame, and know the parts are in, that I could go ahead and add her to my signature

[indysteel]

I can't wait to see her in person, Catrin. As pretty as the frame looks in those pictures, my guess is that they're not doing it justice. I bet it just sparkles in sunlight!

[Catrin]

I can't wait to see her in person, Catrin. As pretty as the frame looks in those pictures, my guess is that they're not doing it justice. I bet it just sparkles in sunlight!

She was still neekid when I last saw her, but she should have at least some of her parts installed when I go Friday to make a payment. There is a small chance that she might be ready by then....if so then I could take a spin around the parking lot... squeeeeeeeeeeee

[hebe]

I can't wait to see more pictures, I bet Ms Rambler will look delectable in the sunshine! I would find it so hard to ride a new bike around the carpark and then give it back! Hopefully you'll have some more photos to put on the wall until she comes home.

[Catrin]

Waterford forgot to put Framesaver inside the frame, so my LBS did that yesterday. Today the head wrench started building her, and, depending on what else happened at the shop today, she may have all of her parts on by now! I still can't take her home for two more weeks, but still!

Tomorrow I will go get another picture and, hopefully, take her around the parking lot

[Roadtrip]

Hum, I'd be torn.. If I couldn't bring her home.. Would/could I go for a simple visit?? Your stronger then I!!

Does this mean we can ride togeher here in a few weeks??

Shannon

[Catrin]

Hum, I'd be torn.. If I couldn't bring her home.. Would/could I go for a simple visit?? Your stronger then I!!

Does this mean we can ride together here in a few weeks??

Shannon

It is hard....but I have paid enough to have visitation rights I also would like, if possible, to take it for a spin in the parking lot so I can figure out the X0 twist shifters - am trying to decide if I will drive my new bike home on the 15th or RIDE it home

It depends on my knee when we can ride - riding actually makes my knee better/feel good, but DRIVING causes stress on my kneecap and gets it at the wrong angle. Things are improving though, and I think by sometime in May we will be able to hit the Little Miami trail

[Catrin]

I forgot to mention an interesting conversation with my fitter today regarding my Gunnar. It is based on a cyclocross frame, and he told me that I can do light mountain biking with it! He said it would be perfect for the purpose and allow me a chance to try it out if I don't want/can't get a mountain bike for a time. We aren't talking rock gardens or drops or anything like that, but it can handle very beginner trails, limestone, and easy dirt.

For some reason I didn't consider this...

[emily_in_nc]

I forgot to mention an interesting conversation with my fitter today regarding my Gunnar. It is based on a cyclocross frame, and he told me that I can do light mountain biking with it! He said it would be perfect for the purpose and allow me a chance to try it out if I don't want/can't get a mountain bike for a time. We aren't talking rock gardens or drops or anything like that, but it can handle very beginner trails, limestone, and easy dirt.

For some reason I didn't consider this...

Sure! I see a lot of guys (never women, for some reason) riding cross bikes on the fire roads and non-technical unpaved trails at a nearby park I used to mountain bike at all the time. Obviously some tires would be more up to that kind of riding than others, but it's certainly possible.

[Catrin]

My fitter said today that the custom design makes my bike, basically, a "Swiss Army Knife" of bikes

Considering I won't be able to actually GET a new hard tail for some time if the mountain bike clinic goes well, it is nice to know that it can handle easy, non-technical stuff if I want to pursue it after the clinic. It is good information to have - and the wheels ARE mountain bike wheels...

[Catrin]

Arrrrrrrrg.... LBS discovered a snafu with the fork for my Gunnar yesterday Apparently Waterford/Gunner staff, when they built the fork, messed up and put the braze-on for the front brake in the location for 700c wheels, not 26 inch. So the fork has to return to the factory and they will either fix it or send a new one.

I also just paid it off today, so I COULD have brought it home...but this is obviously something that can't be ignored. It shouldn't take too long, but it will SEEM longer since I've paid it off

[indysteel]

Argh! The anticipation must be killing you! Heck, it's killing me! I hope they get the fork fixed quickly!