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  1. 08-02-2008, 07:25 AM #16
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    Good job Mr Silver - you both look great!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tuckervill View Post
    This jersey goes perfectly:

    http://www.bicyclinghub.com/arracyje.html



    Karen
    LOL!

    I noticed the ring on Mr. Silver's right hand--is that one of Silver's creations?
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  3. 08-02-2008, 09:30 AM #18
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    Hooray! Glad you got the bike. You certainly deserve it!
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  4. 08-02-2008, 12:29 PM #19
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    Mr. Silver, what a great new bike. Thanks for the pic of you and your bike. A bike looks lonely without a rider nearby.
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  5. 08-02-2008, 12:35 PM #20
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    The Inaugural Ride!

    Quote Originally Posted by Tuckervill View Post
    This jersey goes perfectly:

    http://www.bicyclinghub.com/arracyje.html



    Karen


    I already have a better one!
    http://www.bicyclinghub.com/alcrticyje.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by sundial View Post
    I noticed the ring on Mr. Silver's right hand--is that one of Silver's creations?
    Nope, Silver only works with silver (which means that technically, she's a "goldsmith" because a "silversmith" makes hollowware

    ...Only the English language where you "drive on the parkway and park on the driveway!"

    Quote Originally Posted by pll View Post
    zoom zoom! Very sleek -- please post about the inaugural ride.
    Inaugural ride:

    Smokin'!

    I bested my personal best on the Tri-Course by 6.25% on my first ride. Last year, my PB was 19.1 mph with drafting; a couple months ago, I bested this at 19.2mph and today I did 20.5mph in windier, hotter, more humid conditions!

    I was disappointed with the DuraAce shifters, but a trip to the LBS fixed that and they started to take on "slicing butter" attributes.

    The left DuraAce pedal wouldn't lock, so I rode with one DuraAce and one 105...again, a trip to the LBS fixed that.

    The guys at the LBS were ecstatic to hear about my speed improvement!

    I do have a little discomfort in the minor rhomboids...I'm hoping that's just a matter of getting used to the new geometry...
    If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers
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  6. 08-02-2008, 01:11 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by SouthernBelle View Post
    I have to ask. There have been many discussions about how much women hate the stock Bontrager saddles. How is yours?
    No problems so far...it's less padded than my last saddle. I did slide it back a bit last night. Today, I did 50 miles without any problems, but I was starting to wonder if I could go 100 miles on it...
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  7. 08-02-2008, 02:32 PM #22
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    Sweeeeeeeet!



    Repeating to myself... "I do not need a new bike. I do not need a new bike." :P
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  8. 08-02-2008, 02:48 PM #23
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    Quote Originally Posted by BabyBlueNTulsa View Post
    Sweeeeeeeet!



    Repeating to myself... "I do not need a new bike. I do not need a new bike." :P

    Just like the Garmin...eh?
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  9. 08-02-2008, 02:53 PM #24
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    Congrats on the new ride and your weight loss! And it's always nice when a new purchase is validated by an increased performance (did the bike make you go faster, or did you just ride better because you were happy to have a new bike?) Wishing you many happy miles!
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  10. 08-02-2008, 03:36 PM #25
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    Quote Originally Posted by NoNo View Post
    Congrats on the new ride and your weight loss! And it's always nice when a new purchase is validated by an increased performance (did the bike make you go faster, or did you just ride better because you were happy to have a new bike?) Wishing you many happy miles!
    Here's the way I looked at it:

    First, I was surprised that my LeMond only weighed 19.4 pounds (combined with me at 165 pounds...184.4 pounds). The Trek is 16.2 pounds so I gained about 1.7% combined weight reduction. I previously thought it weighted 21 pounds...hmmm

    So, I suspect that 1.7% is weight reduction (how's that for a dieting incentive) and the balance is technology. I don't attribute any at all to me...I was actually apprehensive setting out on this ride because I was so satisfied with my LeMond Reno...
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  11. 08-02-2008, 06:59 PM #26
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Silver View Post
    Just like the Garmin...eh?
    LOL ...that's exactly right!

    However..in my defense..I DID need a computer since I'd sold the PowerTap. hee hee..
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  12. 08-02-2008, 07:37 PM #27
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    another one falls to the price increase panic!!!! but seeing you with your new bike, and hearing your weight loss story makes me uber happy.

    i fell too...although it is for Mr elk.

    Discipline is remembering what you want.
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  13. 08-02-2008, 07:55 PM #28
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    Oh, geez, that is sweet.
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  14. 08-02-2008, 08:03 PM #29
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    gorgeous! congrats!
    ...never met a bike that I didn't wanna ride.
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  15. 08-03-2008, 10:02 AM #30
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    Beautiful!

    Happy Riding!
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