I *heart* my enablers...

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Thanks...I wish I already had it, since all this rain has made for some very muddy backroads!

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Introducing "Little Rock" (after the little badass girl in "Zombieland"). We decided this bike isn't big and lumbering enough to be SotD's "Ed."


The saddle will probably have to go back to the shop, eventually. It's a loaner saddle. I may see about getting my hands on one for good, though, if I like it. But it's pretty domed and smooshy, so I don't have much faith that it will be a good saddle, long term, anyhow.

[Owlie]

Rawr! Very nice!

[emily_in_nc]

D*mn, that's one HAWT bike!

Too bad about the saddle; it's gorgeous. Maybe if you go for the tires with lime green, a black saddle will be okay. Or always wear lime green jerseys. Lime green helmet?

Serious bike envy here!

[Catrin]

Very striking bike! Love the lime green with the blue, congrats!

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D*mn, that's one HAWT bike!

Too bad about the saddle; it's gorgeous. Maybe if you go for the tires with lime green, a black saddle will be okay. Or always wear lime green jerseys. Lime green helmet?

Serious bike envy here!

Well the color scheme was inspired by our LBS's new jerseys, which feature royal blue and lime green...and I love the jersey, so I'd have no problem with that. I have a feeling the saddle will be too squishy for my tastes, anyhow. I may see about buying a Fizik Arione Donna test saddle in that color, if possible.

[Owlie]

White might work too if you can't find a green one, if such saddles exist. I'd have said the SI that you used to have comes in blue, but that's really not a helpful suggestion.

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White might work too if you can't find a green one, if such saddles exist. I'd have said the SI that you used to have comes in blue, but that's really not a helpful suggestion.

I wish more companies did custom colors. It appears that Fizik may not be offering their custom saddle service, anymore, either. Bummer. I had thought it would be fun to have one made in lime and royal blue.

[Owlie]

Yeah, I know. I wish more than super-narrow team-branded saddles came in red. (There is the SI saddle that almost worked, but no thanks.) I've had my eye on a black Surly Cross Check as an all-arounder and tank. I'd put a red saddle, bar tape and tires on it if I could! (Or orange...or pale blue...or...)

(While we're at it, do you think I can persuade my Jett and my SI to breed? Their offspring would be ideal, actually.)

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Yeah, I know. I wish more than super-narrow team-branded saddles came in red. (There is the SI saddle that almost worked, but no thanks.) I've had my eye on a black Surly Cross Check as an all-arounder and tank. I'd put a red saddle, bar tape and tires on it if I could! (Or orange...or pale blue...or...)

(While we're at it, do you think I can persuade my Jett and my SI to breed? Their offspring would be ideal, actually.)

Ha, wouldn't that be awesome if we could plug a bunch of attributes into a machine and have it spit-out the perfect saddle?!

The Cross Check is a sweet bike. I borrowed a friend's a couple of months ago for a dirt/gravel road ride. Really smooth and stable...but, holy crap, what a tank! I don't know how she did cyclocross races on that. It's HEAVY! I could barely lift it standing. To run with that and hop over barriers...ow!

[redrhodie]

You need a Liquigas jersey! Happy new bike! It's beautiful!

[Dr.Doo]

Cor! Gorgeous steed. Wishing you much fun together.

+1 for bike envy.

[Owlie]

Ha, wouldn't that be awesome if we could plug a bunch of attributes into a machine and have it spit-out the perfect saddle?!

The Cross Check is a sweet bike. I borrowed a friend's a couple of months ago for a dirt/gravel road ride. Really smooth and stable...but, holy crap, what a tank! I don't know how she did cyclocross races on that. It's HEAVY! I could barely lift it standing. To run with that and hop over barriers...ow!

Good job I want it as a tank! (It'd be a winter and unpaved trail bike.) If it is that heavy...wow. My roadie, fully loaded, is quite enough.
Enough threadjacking from me. Back to the very lovely bike at hand.
Little Rock is lighter, I assume?

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Little Rock is lighter, I assume?

I think she is just under 21#s, so not super light. But I think the Surly was closer to 30. My road bike is just over 17.

[Tri Girl]

LOVE the green on there! Hot, indeed!!!