Ruby and dolce

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Be careful of Meet Up rides. Around here, they have the tendancy to be poorly organized and unsafe. We had a few of our club rides posted on Meet Up a couple of years ago and it was a nightmare. People with broken bikes and no group riding skills.
Ask around at LBS's for local rides, women's rides, etc. Or get on line and do a search for local bike clubs and their schedules of rides. Just be careful of what kind of ride you go to... some bike clubs are very racing oriented, others are more social. Some say "no drop," but don't really mean it.

Well I don't have any group riding skills either. What do I need to do to learn?

[thekarens]

Well I don't have any group riding skills either. What do I need to do to learn?

I've taken both online and group classes from these guys
http://bikeleague.org/content/take-class

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I've taken both online and group classes from these guys
http://bikeleague.org/content/take-class

How do you take the online ones? I wound up joining the league.

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Saw the bike today. It looks like it's in decent condition. Some paint chips here and there. Both wheels seem a little out of true. The seat and pedals aren't original. He's firm on 850. I guess it's probably worth it but I'm a little hesitant as I'll wind up spending more after I buy it to fix things and get it the way I want it

[Fern]

It sounds like you could probably do better. There are plenty of used Rubys and Dolces out there.

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It sounds like you could probably do better. There are plenty of used Rubys and Dolces out there.

Thanks. I'll keep looking. I feel like I would have given $750 with no more questions asked.

And now to await a used Dolce or Ruby (preferably a Ruby) to show up on Craigslist..

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Thanks. Any suggestions other than lbs, ebay or craigslist in order to find what I'm looking for?

[Fern]

What area do you live in? It seems there are always several of each model in the Boston area CL listings.

BTW, I have a 2009 Dolce Elite and am 5'6" as well. The 54 is perfect for me. If those are your target models, that should be your ideal size.