Congrats! I bought a vintage Gary Fisher as a first hardtail MTB, and love it! It provided a perfect "return to biking" bike before I got my new Juliana (and is now the perfect "backup bike". Enjoy!
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11-02-2011, 10:20 AM #1
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2012 Santa Cruz Juliana R xc (blue)
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11-02-2011, 10:54 AM #2
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Welcome to the sickness
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Next, you'll need a full suspension bike, a singlespeed, a 29er, a pit bike for CX ...
Unfortunately, at our house, N+1 never ends (and has taken on a brand new meaning as we are now outfitting a junior racing team!).
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11-03-2011, 05:16 PM #3
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Oh dear.... :P I only half-jokingly suggested that the next home-improvement project be a stable.
2011 Scott CX Team/Koobi Xenon
2005 Bike Friday NWT/Selle Royal Lookin
2001 Bianchi Giro/Terry Butterfly Ti
1970s Centurion Le Mans/Ancient waffle saddle
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11-03-2011, 07:58 PM #4
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Nah.... every house should have a "bike room" lol...
Congrats on the new addition.
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11-04-2011, 08:30 AM #5
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Oh yes - when we built our addition 5 years ago, it included specific bike storage areas and a ramp into the basement. Yup - I can ride my bike directly into my basement when I get home!
SheFly"Well behaved women rarely make history." including me!
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11-04-2011, 03:40 PM #6
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*Drooling*
Originally Posted by SheFly
2011 Scott CX Team/Koobi Xenon
2005 Bike Friday NWT/Selle Royal Lookin
2001 Bianchi Giro/Terry Butterfly Ti
1970s Centurion Le Mans/Ancient waffle saddle
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03-06-2012, 11:28 AM #7
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So, finally...
I took it out on its first ride Sunday. It was, for lack of a better word, terrifying. New type of bike + trails that are "kinda technical" (riding buddy is a Cat 1 MTBer) + residual nervousness about falling (tore my rotator cuff in November and it's still mending) = a long, hard slog with lots of walking. Glad my partner was patient.
It got a bit better over the course of a few hours as we tweaked the bike and I got a feel for how it handled. Still, it was a huge shift from road or cyclocross. The handling was a bigger adjustment than I ever would have guessed. I'm looking forward to the next time, perhaps on some easier trails.
And now, pictures! We had to replace the fork, and so for now it's known as the McDonald's Bike.2011 Scott CX Team/Koobi Xenon
2005 Bike Friday NWT/Selle Royal Lookin
2001 Bianchi Giro/Terry Butterfly Ti
1970s Centurion Le Mans/Ancient waffle saddle
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