New bike! (soon)

[Catrin]

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And I need one of those "Pedal Damn it" stickers!

Beautiful bike indeed!

Kimikaw, your comment reminded me. I had a private lesson with a great mtb instructor/coach last month, and I now have her voice in my head. One is "pedal, pedal, pedal" when I am going over an obstacle - and it helps

[indysteel]

Neato, Jess! I hope it's all that you've been wanting in a MTB! What kind of fork is that? I can't see it very well in the pictures.

[jessmarimba]

Sorry, they're iphone pics - the white got kind of washed out. Reba RLT ti.

The bike is a weird hodgepodge of components b/c it was built as a personal bike by a shop owner down the street, but I'm pretty sure just about everything on it is nicer than I could've afforded new.

It needs more color though Haven't figured out what I'm going to change yet!

[indysteel]

Sorry, they're iphone pics - the white got kind of washed out. Reba RLT ti.

The bike is a weird hodgepodge of components b/c it was built as a personal bike by a shop owner down the street, but I'm pretty sure just about everything on it is nicer than I could've afforded new.

It needs more color though Haven't figured out what I'm going to change yet!

Nice! DH has a Reba RL on his Redline 29er that he really likes. That's so cool that you found the bike used. Why was he selling it in the first place?

[jessmarimba]

Sorry, just saw this! The bike shop guy had built up a full-suspension niner for himself and sold this one to the guy I bought it from. That guy is primarily a downhiller and wasn't really riding it much, so decided to sell. (From the looks of his garage - 8 motorcycles - he has other hobbies that take priority).

Rode the bike yesterday and it is FANTASTIC!! It shifts like a dream, it climbs up anything, and I either got the fit pretty close or the brakes are awesome or something else or all three, but there is no forward over-the-bars inertia when I slam on the brakes in a panic, even down a moderate hill Just - stop. I can crawl down hills and the bike is still stable, too (good for me right now). It helps that it weighs next to nothing (comparatively).

I am going to have to swap that SLX crankset soon though. My goodness is that thing loud.

Wanted to take it out somewhere fun tomorrow but I am WIPED after hiking two 14ers today. Plus all of my bike shorts are dirty. Might start the wash but I'll see how I feel in the morning!