Road Cycling - I wanna show off my new toy too!

16 miles on it. I know it's nothing - but not bad considering I'm afraid of cars!

(btw, the reflectors are already gone and see my new kitty in the left corner?)

Its beautiful. I hope my bike looks 1/4 as nice after I finish building it (with the help of my LBS, of course.) Congrats.:D

Very nice :) I like those compact Giant frames and have even considered buying one when I have the money. One question, though: what are those shiny, reflective thingies on the spokes? :p

Nice looking bike :)

Richard

... and a matching cat! Nice. :D

But the wheel only comes with a 1 foot electrical cable. You wont get very far on that.

Not bad for a road bike.

BTW, what did you decide to name the cats? Cadence and ????

Looks a lot like my Giant OCR1 ! Have fun with it. It's a great bike.

Thanks - btw, very funny on the cord comment!

that kitty is cadence - she has a sister - velocity.

Nice bike, welcome to the world of roadies. . .
so, are you gonna change your moniker now?
RoadBkrChk? works for me!
:D
Marty

Originally posted by lotek
Nice bike, welcome to the world of roadies. . .
so, are you gonna change your moniker now?
RoadBkrChk? works for me!
:D
Marty


:p

I am first and foremost a mountain biker chick!

Sexy bike!

Is the handlebar angled a little on the down side or is that the way it fits you?

Originally posted by Cadd
Sexy bike!

Is the handlebar angled a little on the down side or is that the way it fits you?

I'm still working all the angles and stuff to see where is the most comfortable. In fact my LBS ordered a shorter stem that I have to go get tomorrow.

(but yes, it's down a little on purpose for now)

I bought my first road bike this year also. Let the road addiction begin!!!

Cool scoot!!!!

:D

Originally posted by MtnBikerChk
I am first and foremost a mountain biker chick!
For now...

The addiction will soon kick in.

Originally posted by velocipedio

For now...

Yesss, the call of the open road is an insidious seducer. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.

Originally posted by velocipedio

For now...


That's what I keep hearing.

I'm scared.

Originally posted by RainmanP


Yesss, the call of the open road is an insidious seducer. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.

For the last year I've had road tires on my mountain bike more than knobbies. There's just something nice about sitting down, cruising, and looking off into space instead of dodging roots and rattlesnakes. :)

Originally posted by MtnBikerChk
That's what I keep hearing.

I'm scared.
It usually happens when you find yourself flying along the road at 35 km/h with little effort, barely poking into 70% MHR. YOuy think "wow... this is fun!"

You'll always have dirt in your blood, but as Rainman observed, "the call of the open road is an insidious seducer."

There's no reason to be scared. Road riding is a blast as well just in a different way. I'm currently in heavy road mode. I hadn't ridden a true road bike in nearly 10 years, gave it up for the ATB. Now I'm back. Just find a place you can store your ATB where it's out of the way or you can hang stuff on it like a clothes tree.;)

Nice Marvin the Martian thingo.

Originally posted by MichaelW
But the wheel only comes with a 1 foot electrical cable. You wont get very far on that. ":roflmao:!"



I like the black-and-white color scheme and the compact size... looks pretty light. Same goes for the bicycle. :)

that kitty is cadence - she has a sister - velocity.

Velocity is pronounced with a hard "k", right?

:)
tt

Originally posted by Tom_The_Bikeman


Velocity is pronounced with a hard "k", right?

:)
tt

Silent "P" :D