I dropped in the forum a couple of months ago...Since then, I have gone through 2 hybrid bikes, lost 30 lbs and I am now eagerly awaiting the arrival of my first road bike. I knew I should have gotten the rode bike to begin with, oh well....Now I am like a kid on Christmas Eve, I can't sleep because my bike should be in/ready tomorrow!! She's a Jamis Ventura Race Femme...
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08-12-2009, 09:21 PM #1
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Just wanted to say HI!
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08-13-2009, 06:05 AM #2
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Congrats on your new ROAD bike. You made the transition much faster than I did!
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08-13-2009, 06:09 AM #3
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Nice bike!
Enjoy the new ride.
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08-13-2009, 06:46 AM #4
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Congrats on the weight loss and the new bike. She's a beauty!
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08-13-2009, 07:03 AM #5
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Are you possibly the Mary Aguirre formerly from Hudson, MA?
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08-13-2009, 07:04 AM #6
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I am Mary Aguirre, but from S. Louisiana now in Dallas, LOL!!
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08-13-2009, 07:24 AM #7
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What a nice bike! I ALMOST bought a hybrid for the MS-150 and my husband did the research and insisted I get a road bike. I am glad that I did in the end!
Congrats on the weight loss! Do you mind sharing the secret to your weight loss success? I have been doing Weight Watchers and it is coming along slowly.
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08-13-2009, 07:37 AM #8
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Very nice! Enjoy!
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08-14-2009, 04:32 PM #9
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Congratulations! Thats a beautiful bike-hope you have many happy miles together!
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08-14-2009, 06:55 PM #10
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Hi! Congratulations on the weight loss AND on your beautiful new bicycle!
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08-16-2009, 06:45 PM #11
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Thanks so much!! I still love my new bike. I've been tweaking it this weekend. I put a 75mm stem on instead of the 90mm that it came with and turned the handle bars up a bit. I've rode twice around the lake (about 10 miles each) and around the neighborhood.
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08-17-2009, 09:48 AM #12
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I hope my story is similar to yours. I've been biking a month and lost 15 lbs. I initially started out with a Trek 7.2 hybrid but when I worked up to 14 miles in a single ride my wrists hurt so bad. I couldn't drive for a couple of days because of the pain in my wrists. The bike shop was kind enough to let me trade it in for a road bike and I've been so much happier. The road bike was double the money but worth it. I can constantly change hand positions which really helps. I think the wrist pain was mostly due to me being so out of shape with such a weak core in combination with me being overweight. When the rainy season hits I'm joining a gym to do spin classes and work on my core strength. Next summer I want to be FIT.
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