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BikingMom....CONGRATS on the new Trek !It will be a while before you lose that grin. Enjoy and ride safe.
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Thread: I Bought A New Bike!!!!!!
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07-30-2006, 02:01 PM #1
Sell crazy someplace else
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I Bought A New Bike!!!!!!
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Yes, I gave in and bought (well charged) a bike. I test road several bikes and decided the best fit for me was a Trek 1000.
Until I figure out how to load a photo, you can view it here: http://www2.trekbikes.com/bikes/bike...id=1413000&f=4
I am so very excited.
Jennifer
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07-30-2006, 02:13 PM #2
....is riding my Madone
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07-30-2006, 02:17 PM #3
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Woo-hoo! Very pretty!
“Hey, clearly failure doesn’t deter me!”
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07-30-2006, 02:22 PM #4
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Sweet, sweet!!!!
Now you *gotta* get your money's worth!
... what color did you get???
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07-30-2006, 02:48 PM #5
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Jennifer --
Congratulations!!! Trek makes wonderful bikes !!!
Let us know all about it -- the picture is very, very purty
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Have a nice evening!
Denise
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Immanuel Kant
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07-30-2006, 03:01 PM #6
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congrats, she is a beauty.
Brina
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07-30-2006, 03:09 PM #7
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It's so cool to get a new bike...congratulations...keep smiling
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07-30-2006, 04:35 PM #8
rather be riding...
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Congratulations...I ride a Trek 1000 too!
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07-30-2006, 04:39 PM #9
All about the journey
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Hooray! ! ! Christmas in July
It's about the journey and being in the moment, not about the destination
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07-30-2006, 04:56 PM #10
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Congrats!
That's my twinky bike! I bought my Trek 1000 in October 2004. It has served me well for 3,000 miles. In fact, I got my first flat at 2,500! I think they put wheel of steel on it!
Unfortunately, the decals on the bike are starting to come off... I think I have worked the bike just too much! HA!
Oh, a bit of advice... find a good bike mechanic who can adjust your derailer just *right*. I have had to get my derailer adjusted on a regular basis.
Also, at around 300 miles, make sure you take it in for the tune up... as the chain stretches it will start automatically shifting gears .... nothing to be worried about, it's typical... thus this why you typically get your first tune up for free.
Overall, a great bike for the price."Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather, to skid in broadside thoroughly used-up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: WOW WHAT A RIDE!!!!"
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07-30-2006, 04:56 PM #11
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Congratulations on your new bike and welcome to the Trek family.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Amelia Earhart
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2006 Colnago C50 road/SSM Atola
2005 SC Juliana SL mtb/WTB Laser V
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07-30-2006, 05:41 PM #12
listen to the bees
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Great choice, what a sleek machine! ENJOY!!!!!
Lisa
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07-30-2006, 06:55 PM #13
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My bike colour is officially called: Black Chrome/Smooth Silver, but it is black, silver, and bue. No pink, but I love it anyway.
Originally Posted by Geonz
Jennifer
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
-Mahatma Gandhi
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."
-Aristotle
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07-30-2006, 06:56 PM #14
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Originally Posted by KSH
Thank you and I truly appreciate the tips. I am writing all this down so I do not forget. I am still giddy. I really love my new bike.Jennifer
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
-Mahatma Gandhi
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."
-Aristotle
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07-30-2006, 07:09 PM #15
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Thank You Everyone!
I wanted to say thank you to everyone for the kind words. I am still giddy about my new bike. Now I feel as though I actually have a "real" bike. It is a sweet ride for me. Granted I need to get used to the clips and gears without numbers.
I cannot wait to take her back out tomorrow and practice, practice, and practice more.
Here is my bike (if I do this properly)...
Jennifer
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
-Mahatma Gandhi
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."
-Aristotle
