Picking up OCR-3 Tomorrow!!

[pikato]

Ok, last night I picked up my shiny new red helmet(to match the bike of course) but I have a few more questions:

1) Buying CO2 & stuff for patch kits, will any brand work??There is a patch kit at Target, made by Schwinn, would it work for road bikes?? Or do I need to buy some form of specialty patch kit??

2) Gloves: I have been trying on different brands of gloves & I think the small size still seem to big for my hands (I have short stubby fingers). The cutouts come over my knuckles, is that how they are supposed to fit?

[caligurl]

you can buy your CO2 cartriges anywhere.. just make sure if you need threaded... you get threaded (most likely will have to be a bike shop for threaded... for non-threaded... i use the paintball ones from walmart!)

patch kits... not sure about target ones... i usually get mine at the lbs... they aren't too expensive... last time i got some.. i switched from the ones with a glue tube in them... to the park "glueless" ones... haven't had to use them yet though

not sure what is happening with your gloves.... are you trying women specific ones? if the men's smalls are too big... try womens... if the women's are too small... you have really small hands! they do make kids gloves... just not sure how good the bike shops are at stocking them!

we are anxiously awaiting pictures!

[mtkitchn]

How's the bike? How's the bike???
I have an OCR-3 as well....and about 1400 miles on it. Hope you get many happy miles out of yours!

[pikato]

LOL, I'm picking him up in 3 hours, so I'm not sure how he is yet.

I spent yesterday at Academy(sports store in Southern U.S.) looking at everything trying to determine what I needed, if I was unsure about something, I didn't buy it, so today I'm going to LBS picking up Oscar and looking at what they have. Then I'll be attempting my virgin ride<-- boyfriend is ready to take pictures, lol.

Yes, I was trying men's gloves on, I couldn't find women's sizes, so that may be the issue right there.

I'm heading home(near Houston) this weekend & plan on stopping by an REI to see what stuff they have.

Mind you, I'm trying to be seriously professional about this, but part of me is oh-so tempted to buy a bell that is shaped like a pig & put it on my bike, lol, but I don't want to ruin my street cred just yet

[Jo-n-NY]

Congratulations on your new ride and I wish you many wonderful happy riding miles!!!!

~ JoAnn

[slinkedog]

Happy riding and have fun!

[caligurl]

Mind you, I'm trying to be seriously professional about this, but part of me is oh-so tempted to buy a bell that is shaped like a pig & put it on my bike, lol, but I don't want to ruin my street cred just yet

well... if you want a pig-shaped bell on your bike... they, by golly... you put one on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pikato]

well... if you want a pig-shaped bell on your bike... they, by golly... you put one on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL!! I just might do that

[GLC1968]

Congrats on the new bike!

To be honest, I was tempted by those pig bells, myself! Seriousness is over-rated!