The suspense is KILLIN' me!!!

[TigerMom]

2 weeks ago tomorrow I tweeted Salsa about the ETA for my new El Mariachi 3 and they said "should be within the next 2 weeks." No sign of it. I am goin' nuts with anticipation. Not sure if "within 2 weeks" was their expected ship date or my LBS's expected receipt date. Gahhhhh....

I think they played this game a bit with limewave last year and she eventually gave up on the Salsa she'd been eyeballing and got her Trek, instead. I can be patient, since I'm not eyeballing any specific races until next year. I had thought about buying a friend's entry for a race next month, but I'm really not ready for it at this point. My longest ever ride on a mountain bike is 18 miles (granted, that was on my too-small dog of a mtb that requires far more effort than it should) and I think the race is 28 or so.

I'm really dying to put in some real miles on my new baby before weather goes all to crap, though.

I totally understand where you are coming from. Then, after your Salsa arrives, you have to wait for it to get built.

The wait will make your beautiful bike even more desirable. I hope the weather holds for you too.
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2012 Specialized Amira Elite, upgraded carbon handle bars, Jett saddle 143mm switched to 145mm 2012 Selle Italia Max SLR Gel Flow saddle
2010 Santa Cruz Juliana with R kit and Crampon pedals
2011 Specialized Ariel Sport,suspension post,Serfas Rx Women's Microfiber saddle (sold)

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Next week's weather is looking pretty nice...so I'm hoping that maybe by early next week I'll have it. We have maybe 3-4 more weeks before the weather starts getting really sketchy in these parts. Of course, one benefit to the mountain bike is being a bit more sheltered in the woods.

[Dogmama]

I think "bike standard time" is about one week later than the rest of the world. Still, it's a small period of time for a bike that you'll own and love for many years. Patience is a virtue (for somebody else.)

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I'm SO not virtuous!

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Just demo'd an El Mar 2. Salsa guys said the 3s just shipped yesterday and should take 4 days, so hopefully I will have it in less than a week! And I loved the demo bike. I didn't even notice all the uphills until I was back on my heavy little Cannondale. That thing requires SO much more work and kills a lot of the fun.

[Dogmama]

Just demo'd an El Mar 2. Salsa guys said the 3s just shipped yesterday and should take 4 days, so hopefully I will have it in less than a week! And I loved the demo bike. I didn't even notice all the uphills until I was back on my heavy little Cannondale. That thing requires SO much more work and kills a lot of the fun.

YAHOO!! Know what you mean about the demo bike. When I road the demo Madone, it almost came out from underneath me when I stood up to hammer it. I never realized how heavy my old steel bike was.

[Biciclista]

Two weeks isn't so bad... in the spring. One day this two week wait will be a distant memory; I can't wait to see your new bike.