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Brandt
09-03-02, 05:33 AM
Well Friday I went and bought my first road bike. 03 Trek 1000, got the low end model first. Bought a pair of Shimano shoes,Look pedals, Cateye computer,saddle pack and flat tire fixin stuff.

Rode this weekend and it was great, I live in a great area, lots of country farm rodes. Maybe in a year or two if I'm going strong I will have to upgrade. Learned alot by reading this site, lots of great information on here. Thanks.

Hawkster
09-03-02, 05:42 AM
Way to go man! I'm looking forward to get my first roadbike pretty soon also. Happy trails!:D
RonH
09-03-02, 04:01 PM
Originally posted by Brandt
Well Friday I went and bought my first road bike. 03 Trek 1000
Maybe in a year or two if I'm going strong I will have to upgrade.
Congrats on the new bike. :beer:

That's what I said when I got my first bike a few years ago. Then I got hooked and was drooling over new bikes within 6 months. :D

webist
09-04-02, 03:00 PM
Great feeling isn't it? My Giant OCR 1 only has 200 miles on it so far in about 10 days.

You may not even remember the name, but I bet you remember your first kiss.

A friend of mine told me years ago, "Nothing will ever sound as good as your first stereo system. There are many better, but none will ever make that same first impression."

That's how I feel about my road bike. There are many better ones, but no matter what I own 10 years from now, nothing will ever compare with that first ride.

Congrats!

Carl
1oldRoadie
09-04-02, 04:12 PM
Welcome to the darkside....You are now addicted:D :beer:
kewlrunningz
09-04-02, 04:43 PM
Boy do I know the felling!:o :D
tourist
09-04-02, 07:32 PM
Boy, I swear I had a ATB around here somewhere. I'm pretty sure I left it here. Hey... what's that over there holding up the gardening tools? :roflmao:
Cadd
09-04-02, 08:23 PM
Originally posted by RonH

Congrats on the new bike. :beer:

That's what I said when I got my first bike a few years ago. Then I got hooked and was drooling over new bikes within 6 months. :D

I started drooling within a month! And 2 months later, I got another bike!!!

Brandt, you don't know what you got yourself into! Enjoy the addiction :beer:
Brandt
09-05-02, 04:12 AM
Thanks, I have ridden twice so far. Takes a while to get used to having your feet lock to the pedals. The hills really give you a good workout.

I'm thinking about joining a local club in town. They have rides on weekdays after work and on the weekends.