My new ride

Veronica · 09-25-2004, 07:48 PM

We've talked about getting new mountain bikes for a year now. We finally bit the bullet and we have two 2004 Stumpjumper Comps on order. We're changing out the integrated shifting that comes with them for Rapid Fire. It will be interesting to see what the trails we've been doing without front suspension will feel like now with it.

V.

pedalfaster · 09-25-2004, 09:08 PM

Pretty! Are you getting the blue?

You're gonna love those front forks!

Veronica · 09-26-2004, 05:45 AM

It only comes in blue. Once again Thom and I will have exactly the same bike, except for the saddle. It is a pretty blue though.

V.

JanT · 09-26-2004, 10:28 AM

You are going to have some fun with those new bikes! I'll bet you can hardly wait to hit the trails with them. Let us know how it goes.
Jan

massbikebabe · 09-26-2004, 11:28 AM

Congrats V, it's a beauty

I have a very low end Hardrock that I use as a beater bike that I love. Specialized makes a GREAT product that'ss easy o the wallet!

karen

aka_kim · 09-26-2004, 03:34 PM

All blues are pretty blues!

Very nice ride. From my viewpoint as perpetual mtb beginner, the most immediate thing I noticed when getting front suspension was how fast I could go downhill on the fire trails. Zoom.

Veronica · 09-26-2004, 04:20 PM

I hear you also got a new ride Kim.

V.

aka_kim · 09-27-2004, 09:04 AM

Yeah, zoom!

Dogmama · 09-27-2004, 09:39 AM

Ooohhhhh, it's so clean! Doesn't it make you want to play in the mud?

Veronica · 09-29-2004, 08:31 PM

Thom surprised me with one of the bikes today. The other one hasn't come in yet. Somehow I messed up the front derailleur on my Rockhopper last week and we spent a little bit of time yesterday trying to figure out what happened to it. It's weird, nothing is bent, nothing appears to have slipped, but I can't shift it out of the granny gear. We'll mess with it some more this weekend.

Normally we mountain bike Wed. nights. We were going to do road tonight, but I decided to cook instead ( a nice risotto.) So tomorrow will be my first ride with suspension. He got home too late to go out tonight.

V.

09-25-2004, 07:48 PM	#1
Veronica "Ride lots!" Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 6,796	My new ride We've talked about getting new mountain bikes for a year now. We finally bit the bullet and we have two 2004 Stumpjumper Comps on order. We're changing out the integrated shifting that comes with them for Rapid Fire. It will be interesting to see what the trails we've been doing without front suspension will feel like now with it. V.

09-26-2004, 10:28 AM	#4
JanT Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 231	Woo-hoo! You are going to have some fun with those new bikes! I'll bet you can hardly wait to hit the trails with them. Let us know how it goes. Jan

09-27-2004, 09:04 AM	#8
aka_kim Team Whiner Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Concord, CA USA Posts: 1,239	RE my new ride Yeah, zoom!

09-27-2004, 09:39 AM	#9
Dogmama Ride It Like Ya Stole It Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: On my bike Posts: 1,613	Ooohhhhh, it's so clean! Doesn't it make you want to play in the mud? __________________ ...that's why I ride

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09-25-2004, 09:08 PM	#2
pedalfaster Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Midwest Posts: 499	Pretty! Are you getting the blue? You're gonna love those front forks!

09-26-2004, 05:45 AM	#3
Veronica "Ride lots!" Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 6,796	It only comes in blue. Once again Thom and I will have exactly the same bike, except for the saddle. It is a pretty blue though. V.

09-26-2004, 11:28 AM	#5
massbikebabe Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 588	Congrats V, it's a beauty I have a very low end Hardrock that I use as a beater bike that I love. Specialized makes a GREAT product that'ss easy o the wallet! karen

09-26-2004, 03:34 PM	#6
aka_kim Team Whiner Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Concord, CA USA Posts: 1,239	All blues are pretty blues! Very nice ride. From my viewpoint as perpetual mtb beginner, the most immediate thing I noticed when getting front suspension was how fast I could go downhill on the fire trails. Zoom.

09-26-2004, 04:20 PM	#7
Veronica "Ride lots!" Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 6,796	I hear you also got a new ride Kim. V.

09-29-2004, 08:31 PM	#10
Veronica "Ride lots!" Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 6,796	Thom surprised me with one of the bikes today. The other one hasn't come in yet. Somehow I messed up the front derailleur on my Rockhopper last week and we spent a little bit of time yesterday trying to figure out what happened to it. It's weird, nothing is bent, nothing appears to have slipped, but I can't shift it out of the granny gear. We'll mess with it some more this weekend. Normally we mountain bike Wed. nights. We were going to do road tonight, but I decided to cook instead ( a nice risotto.) So tomorrow will be my first ride with suspension. He got home too late to go out tonight. V.