32 mile, epic (as my friend called it) 1st ride for the bike! 2600' of climbing - bike did way better than my climbing, or is it non-climbing, legs.
Bike felt great! Gonna be lovin' riding this as my all rounder bike. Sure glad I had the triple with the 26T inner. Everything worked great and love the mix of components. The bike had no troubles over the variety of road surface quality and we even had some miles of dirt/gravel road. The only thing I need to look at is the friction of the shifters, they don't seem to hold against the springs in the derailleurs, especially with the Jagwire teflon cables.
Here is a shot of some of the great scenery.
Here's the bike at the highest point on our ride.
Here's a happy me with the new bike.
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12-24-2011, 03:21 PM #1
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12-24-2011, 03:25 PM #2
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Beautiful bike, and it looks like it was a great ride! Congratulations!!
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12-24-2011, 03:51 PM #3
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Very nice.
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12-24-2011, 04:38 PM #4
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Nice work!
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12-24-2011, 05:03 PM #5
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Thanks everyone! I am totally enjoying the "new" ride, for sure.
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'92 Bridgestone MB-1.2 (balloon tire bike) | Specialized Ruby, 143
'93 Bridgestone MB-5 (my SUB*) | Specialized Lithia, 143
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12-24-2011, 07:28 PM #6
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happy new bike to you! and nice to see your face!
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12-24-2011, 08:52 PM #7
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Originally Posted by Biciclista
Thanks. I prefer the other side of the camera, though.
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'89 Bridgestone Radac Dura-Ace | Specialized Ruby, 143
'92 Bridgestone MB-1 | Specialized Ruby, 143
'92 Bridgestone MB-1.2 (balloon tire bike) | Specialized Ruby, 143
'93 Bridgestone MB-5 (my SUB*) | Specialized Lithia, 143
My blog: Portlandia Pedaler (at Blogger)
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