Pink Bike!!!

[smurfalicious]

Oh my goodness ladies, I am in lust! I stopped by the LBS today to test ride a few more road bikes before committing to the ridden three times Specialized Allez comp my buddy is selling. Then, I saw her, and I need her, want her her, must have her! There hanging up in the LBS is a the new Bianchi P.U.S.S. single speed. *lust*. Oh yes, and she's pink. Pink as the day is long with a matching pink rigid fork. They just don't get much prettier than that, even though it is a pepto bismal pink.

So now I'm torn, there's nooooo way I can afford a road bike, to build a singlespeed, and upgrade Pony for the impending race season. I mean, I guess I could just get the frame and not build it up till next summer? Or I spose that she and Pony could share parts, like a new sweet tubeless wheelset? I'd just hate to lose out on that frame seeing as how it's limited edition, and ya know, pink.

Aaaaack! Why did I buy a bike? Now I feel like a horse crazy little girl all over again. I've got pictures cut out of bike magazine all over my cube at work, spend my days staring longingly at the sweet single track that is always more appealing than listening to customers piss and moan about boo-hoo their calls drop.

Ugh, just got done talking to bikeshopboy, he says their price on the frame and fork is rediculous, bummer. Oh well, I promised Pony she could have the pink breast cancer Chris King headset so it's for the best.

love and cookies
-HillBill

[Pedal Wench]

Not that I'm twisting your arm, but did you see this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...114757111&rd=1

Says it's a limited edition - one of 300. How can you resist?

I've already got two pink bikes, so I'm gonna pass on this one!

The headset looks amazing though - I might need one of those. I called, and it's too late to order the hubs though. Anyone have a clue where to get one?

[smurfalicious]

Yeah, that's the one, the price is rediculous though. LBS has them for $449 with fork. Still a bit pricey considering the other two Bianchi single speeds aren't much more, and they come built up. No, I found my single speed object of desire, a Surly 1x1 in white that my brother is gonna paint pink, and I think little miss surly is getting the pink headset.

Bike shop boy is not only giving me a screaming deal on it, he's teaching me crucial holier than thou single speed mantras such as, "More beers, less gears" and "Derailluers are for failures" and "Triples are for cripples" and, and.... oh so excited! I think a rigid single speed is like, a 100 "I'm so alternative" points.

love and cookies
-HillBill

[jobob]

eh, triples can come in handy sometimes.

Here are a couple of photos from my ride last weekend. Too bad it was hazy below 3000 ft ....






- Jo, neither a failure nor a cripple

[smurfalicious]

*laughs* But Jobob, would you like a few more beers? I'm just excited to become a part of the single speed "cult" as it were. They're my kind of people. A bit conceited, a bit roguish, and they're all about beer! Tell you what, I head out to any well populated trail head, and a girl on a pink singlespeed is gonna get some serious attention. The guys are already in love with my baby blue it bitty 15.5" fisher. Should have seen all the full suspension boys in the gorge go nuts over my hardtail. "Nu uh, you ride a hardtail. Don't see those around here anymore." Never intended to buy a bike to get guys, but if I wanted to, apparently it would work. I'm just so oblivious, can't tell the ones that are really just intrigued by a girly bike with kick butt components, or the ones that are intrigued by what's under my jersey. *sigh* There's this boy in Hood River, on a gorgeous black Kona with a pretty little german shepherd mutt. I so wish I would have asked him out.

love and cookies
-smurf

[fultzie]

along the lines of boys and bikes (and particularly girly bikes ) A friend of mine on the team rides (and sometimes races) a bright pink singlespeed by independent fabrication .... and he's a guy. he actually got the bike from another male friend of his, who owns two OTHER pink IF singlespeeds. and i have to say, it's a very cool bike. and IF is a pretty cool company (based out east, has a women's ss team, as well as women's mtn and road elite amature teams... and a link to TE on their website!! )

[jobob]

*laughs* But Jobob, would you like a few more beers?

Ab-solutely, I've never been one to turn down a beer (or two, or ...)

[Pink Kona]

What about having your bike custom painted? I talked a buddy into Mary Kay pink pearl on my Kona...somedays its pink, other days its white. But it's always pink when I pass the fellas.

My next jersey is going to say: "You just got passed by girl on a PINK bike."

[emily_in_nc]

Have you seen the girlbike.com store offerings? You might like the "I don't chase boys, I pass them" items!

No jerseys, though.

Emily

[Surlygirl]

Check out the pink Jersey at Nashbar that says "Jack and Jill went up the hill" on the front "and she kicked his butt on the back".

[Pedal Wench]

Originally posted by Pink Kona


My next jersey is going to say: "You just got passed by girl on a PINK bike."

Sign me up for one when you do! I've got two pink bikes!

And, I'm about to order the pink tires here at TE!

[Veronica]

Pink tires would be interesting, but those are only 23s. From personal experience once the rainy season hits I switch back to my 28s. I just find 23s too slippery in the rain - but I do ride to work no matter what the weather.




These are my rainy weather tires.


V.

[Pink Kona]

Sun? Sun! I haven't seen it for 14+ days straight! But there's snow in the mountains....

I dig the wheels!

[CorsairMac]

*shakes head* talk about rim lust!...Man but I Love those rims veronica - and on that gorgeous Rivendell to boot!.....*sigh*..can ya'll make my day any more daydreamier? (I'm already Not working coz I'm here!)

[jobob]

The colors are actually in the sidewalls of the tires, not in the rims.

http://rivendellbicycles.com/webalog...bes/10054.html