Baroque
The dilemma is solved---!
After spending another whole day driving to East Overshoe and back, visiting every bike shop and bike along the way, we came home with the 2006 Giant Sedona DX. First I loved the fit, ride and shifting, but I'm crazy about the color :love: It's pale green and pale gold. Until they're covered in trail dust, I'm going to admire the look of the pale gold chain on the silver gears too.
Haven't been able to get a photo yet but will try to attach one I found on the web, just for fun. In case that doesn't work, here's the link
http://commerce.idmi.net/ecommerce/catalog_detail.asp?CID=168&CI=2723&PI=20170#
We looked real hard at the hybrids today, but in the end, I just felt more comfortable (no pun intended) on the Sedona. The better half has a mountain-type bike more similar to the Sedona than the hybrids. To ensure married bliss, I also figured it was not a bad idea to have similar bikes suited to the same terrain.
The proof was in the pudding. On the way home, we stopped at a state campground/park along the ocean, where the better half put the new bike through some sharp paces: pavement, gravel, sand, grass, slippery wet & rocky woods trails, trails covered in bark, you name it. He of the "no frills" personality surprised me by praising the adjustable front suspension to the skies; said he could take the roughest territory with no loss of control or battering to arms or shoulders. (I'm sensing front suspension in his future...)
I'm still gimping around on a sprained foot so I couldn't do a sustained ride, but just taking a spin around the campsites on grassy/bumpy or gravelly roads was effortless. I'm not used to such a short wheelbase but am adjusting pretty quickly.
Oh --- surprise, the bike came with Shimano C101 front derailleurs and Shimano Alvisio rear derailleurs, which is not what Giant advertises (they say C102/Aceras). I was scratching my head over this but ran across another post on the net from someone else who reported the same equipment switcheroo.
No complaints!
Don't know what I'll do with my free time now that I've actually found a bike. Oh, wait, accessories! :D
Ally
After spending another whole day driving to East Overshoe and back, visiting every bike shop and bike along the way, we came home with the 2006 Giant Sedona DX. First I loved the fit, ride and shifting, but I'm crazy about the color :love: It's pale green and pale gold. Until they're covered in trail dust, I'm going to admire the look of the pale gold chain on the silver gears too.
Haven't been able to get a photo yet but will try to attach one I found on the web, just for fun. In case that doesn't work, here's the link
http://commerce.idmi.net/ecommerce/catalog_detail.asp?CID=168&CI=2723&PI=20170#
We looked real hard at the hybrids today, but in the end, I just felt more comfortable (no pun intended) on the Sedona. The better half has a mountain-type bike more similar to the Sedona than the hybrids. To ensure married bliss, I also figured it was not a bad idea to have similar bikes suited to the same terrain.
The proof was in the pudding. On the way home, we stopped at a state campground/park along the ocean, where the better half put the new bike through some sharp paces: pavement, gravel, sand, grass, slippery wet & rocky woods trails, trails covered in bark, you name it. He of the "no frills" personality surprised me by praising the adjustable front suspension to the skies; said he could take the roughest territory with no loss of control or battering to arms or shoulders. (I'm sensing front suspension in his future...)
I'm still gimping around on a sprained foot so I couldn't do a sustained ride, but just taking a spin around the campsites on grassy/bumpy or gravelly roads was effortless. I'm not used to such a short wheelbase but am adjusting pretty quickly.
Oh --- surprise, the bike came with Shimano C101 front derailleurs and Shimano Alvisio rear derailleurs, which is not what Giant advertises (they say C102/Aceras). I was scratching my head over this but ran across another post on the net from someone else who reported the same equipment switcheroo.
No complaints!
Don't know what I'll do with my free time now that I've actually found a bike. Oh, wait, accessories! :D
Ally