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Thread: Finally did it....BIG upgrade!
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08-07-2007, 03:16 PM #1
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Finally did it....BIG upgrade!
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I had been waffling on getting a road bike for the whole season. I started riding two years ago to recover from running injuries...and discovered I liked biking a LOT better. Since I was never athletic until a few years ago, I have a hard time believing I "deserve" fancy gear. My first bike got me over Fear of Biking, and I love her, but she never really fit and my hands always went numb on her. So my LBS guy calls to say Giant has a very good deal on an XXS OCR...in carbon. I never even considered carbon...but here she is! I have just been riding her around my road so I can get used to her. She looks like a tiny little circus bike, but she fits me perfectly. You can take off like a rocket on the 650 cc wheels.
I still feel like kind of a poser, but I sure do like her.
Here is the old bike, so you can see the significance of the upgrade.
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08-07-2007, 03:19 PM #2
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08-07-2007, 03:20 PM #3
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you definitely deserve it! enjoy the new bike.
zoooooooooooooom
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08-07-2007, 03:29 PM #4
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sweet! shes a real beauty, congrats
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08-07-2007, 03:37 PM #5
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I thought this was going to be a thread about divorce or a new bf.
I like the way the frame curves on the inside.
I was looking at both photos and trying to imagine what the Trek would look like with drop handlebars...the geometry looks similar.2008 Trek FX 7.2/Terry Cite X
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08-07-2007, 03:38 PM #6
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Nice looking bike. I have a blue Bella Lightspeed with 650 wheels. I love her. I hope you have many enjoyable miles on her....
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08-07-2007, 05:47 PM #7
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Wow, that's some gorgeous machine! Enjoy!
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08-07-2007, 06:34 PM #8
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congrats!
Sounds like you and Silver have similar "stories"
What size frame is that?If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers
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08-07-2007, 07:44 PM #9
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You are not a poser, you're a cyclist! You deserve it!
Beautiful bike!"The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew, and live through it." ~ Doug Bradbury
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08-08-2007, 04:14 AM #10
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The frame size is XXS in giant's compact road geometry. I am 5' with a 27.5 inseam, so there are not bike choices galore out there for me, especially not in the rural area we live in. It looks insanely teeny in person, but there you have it! The fit is great- I never found a bike before without a, um, "intimidating" top tube. My mountain bike has .5 inch of standover clearance- I have gotten good at leaping off of it while kind of tossing it to the side to avoid serious injury rather than the slight pain I do end up with.
The geometry between the old and new bikes are very different, even though the road bike isn't race geometry. It doesn't show that well in the photo, but the old bike was set up so I looked like I was going down the road sitting on a chair!
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08-08-2007, 04:56 AM #11
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oooh, beautiful
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08-08-2007, 05:25 AM #12
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Sweet! Enjoy!
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08-08-2007, 06:10 AM #13
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Wiseowl,
I also share a similar story. Arthritis in the knee ended all dreams of a marathon but I fell back in love with biking after a long hiatus.
I skipped the trial bike though. I rode my Look and it felt like MINE. So I went for it. It's a little embarrassing when people notice the novice on a bike that inspires great devotion. But there are reasons great bikes inspire great devotion. They make it so much fun! Grown women CAN have dessert first.
And your point about fit cannot be overemphasized. Fit is everything. My fit issue is the opposite, I'm 6' with a 35" inseam. But I don't have the reach or upper body strength a man my height would. So it may have been easier to find a bike, but the fit still had to be tweaked. Love my LBS!
Enjoy your pretty bike!
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08-08-2007, 06:28 AM #14
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That's a great looking bike. Enjoy it.
I also started riding after a series of running injuries...and I like cycling a lot more than running now, too.
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08-08-2007, 10:09 AM #15
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DITTO!
Originally Posted by Starfish
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"I rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a bike. It gives her a feeling of self-reliance and independence the moment she takes her seat; and away she goes, the picture of untrammelled womanhood."
Susan B. Anthony, 1896
