Ms. Silque has arrived

[Crankin]

To ride?? Or are you talking about the fitting? There are Guru certified fitters in a lot of places. But, it's more the way they listened to me. That, I am afraid you have to ask around and get recommendations. The shop I went to knows me, because 12 years ago my son worked there, when he was in high school. I've bought a minimal amount of stuff there, but over the years, I've kept the relationship up. I always thought they were weird, but when my closest friend had a fitting there last winter and said they really listened to him, my mind was set. The other shop I bought my custom Guru and my Kuota from is way more race oriented and they have a rep for being snobby. They patronized me because one of their woman employees found out/read some not so nice comments I wrote about them here on TE. They figured out that everytime I went in there, I knew most of the other customers. And, I lead rides. I belong to 2 clubs, and I know people in the racing community, too, from when my son raced. I have a big mouth and they knew I would use it. So, when the original Kuota frame they sold me was way too big, they exchanged it for a smaller one, almost a year later, with no cost. The place I bought the Silque is more of an all around shop. They do a lot of community work, sell high end and regular people bikes, lots of commuter stuff, and (a plus for me) cross country skis, too. Every high school kid who loves cycling gets hired there; they were wonderful to my son.

[BlessedB]

Congratulations on Ms. Silque!
I went back and forth between a Silque and a Domane 4.7 - Ended up with the Domane because it was there in the shop and I could ride it; was afraid to order a bike I had never ridden, and no LBS's had a 56cm Silque in stock.
Wishing you many happy miles.
Oh, and the Domane feels like riding silk - no pun intended.

[Bones8]

Oops I meant fitting not riding

[IBrakeforPastry]

To ride?? Or are you talking about the fitting?

Oh I don't know. I love Boston (as a city - not a bike destination) and I love New England in general. I used to live on Cape Cod and have been considering relocating back to Mass, somewhere. But specifically I meant it sounds like you have a nice shop there. The shop where I bought my Dolce does fittings on this big contraption thing that you ride on for an hour or two. Or three. They no longer sell Specialized and seem to be almost anti-Specialized now - they went from gung-ho enthusiasm to very negative. I want to take my Dolce in there, but not with their current attitude. Basically, I'd love to find someone who will listen to me, and understand my concerns, and not just give me some generic answer.

[Bones8]

What part of Cape Cod did you live in? I was stationed in Woods Hole (Coast Guard) for a few years. Prior to that I was in Newport, RI.

[IBrakeforPastry]

Mid Cape. I had three addresses in 2 1/2 years. I worked at the Hyannis airport and so had some dealings with the Coast Guard. After a couple of Nor'Easters I really developed a lot of respect for those crews. It was nice riding my bike to work

[Crankin]

I spent every summer of my first 18 years in West Yarmouth. This was even after I moved away from MA. Then, when I moved back here, I did the same thing with my own kids, until they were in middle school.
I only go to the Cape in off season now, although I didn't go for the past 2 years; it's not really conducive for riding in the summer. I now love the Berkshires!
Come visit!

[IBrakeforPastry]

I still have a friend in Eastham. I visited in September and will hopefully go again next year. I was thinking if I ever moved back, I would stay there in the off-season, and rent out my house in the summer. I would spend my summers elsewhere in New England, or upstate NY.

When I worked in Hyannis it was faster to ride my bike to work in the summer than to drive.

[Crankin]

I love Eastham. Spent a wonderful 2 weeks there, the summer before I moved back to MA. A very good friend of mine has a second home in Orleans, but that is so crowded, mostly with very old people! I don't know how she stands it. She is very different from me, even though she is a rider.
My 35th anniversary is the 8th. We are thinking of going away next weekend. Maybe we should go to the Cape.