Sparkly purple makes you faster. Yep. My bike is the perfect example
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09-02-2013, 04:02 AM #1
What's over that hill?
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09-13-2013, 05:03 AM #2
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This is good to know
Originally Posted by Catrin
Sparkly purple makes you faster. Yep. My bike is the perfect example
Today is the day I officially earned the new bike (good thing, since I ordered it last week...), today is the last work/commute day before 9/15 and I still have two leftover train tickets.... I usually ride a lot in the summer, but taking the train three times in seven weeks is probably a personal record (one round trip on a day I had a dinner to go to, and one trip home with the bike when I got stuck at work late).
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09-13-2013, 06:22 AM #3
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That is awesome, way to stick to your goals!!!
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12-11-2013, 07:34 AM #4
just keep pedaling!
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How are you liking the Straggler? I'm curious about it myself and would love to read a review!
Trek 7.2 FX w/ B68 - commuter
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12-31-2013, 02:35 PM #5
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Ooops, just saw this.... sorry! Originally Posted by ShadyLady
I am LOVING this bike!! I haven't had a chance to ride it a ton thanks to work travel and a recent stint in the shop to get the brake hose adjusted (which took a while due to the wrong bleed kit being shipped the first time). Somehow it rides much smoother than my old cross check (same tires/drivetrain, presumably the same steel, similar geometry... wondering if better wheels/hubs make THAT much of a difference) and it feels really solid both on and off road-- I rode it up some fire road-equivalent on the way home tonight and it just handles everything (rocky parts, mud, ice) really nicely. I can't wait for it to dry up a little more (not happening soon) so I can take it on some of the single track around here-- the brakes are amazing and I have so much control that the bits where I was nervous on the cross check are going to be no big deal (I opted for a single speed fully hydraulic setup and kept the bar ends off the cross check because a) cheaper and b) full hydros seemed like they might be fun ).
Any other questions, just ask..... life should be less hectic for awhile so I should be around more...
Happened to take a picture on the ride home tonight... last commute of 2013!
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