Fifty Plus (50+) - New bike, Yippee

Just gave my credit card number for this

http://www.bikes.com/bikes/2006/solo/solo-50st.aspx


You sensible people will say, ride it first, buy after making sure, and I agree

But, it's craftsmen built from a small bunch of enthusiasts, it's steel with carbon, not everyone has one, and it's PRETTY

And my present new bike, 17 years old now, I bought unseen also as an affair of the heart, and it's taken me all over UK, London to the Med, Helsinki to Stockholm, commuting in Paris, 20,000 miles so far


Yip yip yip I can't wait

Oh yea, there's no sense or necessity, I feel like a teenager

(Did I mention I'm excited?)

Everyone is getting a new bike.....I want one:mad:

Nice bike and I'm sure you'll enjoy it. How long before it arrives?

Wow it's WHITE!!!

Wow it's WHITE!!!

Easy there, DG... only the front half is white. :rolleyes:

Wow it's WHITE!!!

and I insisted on white bar tape

Is this possibly a reason to start a new thread?

If so, I need to state my position - white bar tape is for superior cyclists

Discuss

But I won't read it:D

Wow it's WHITE!!!

I must be color blind, I saw black and blue. ;) Congratulations. Looks like a fun ride.

Looks great - they make fantastic bikes! Pictures when it arrives.....

Everyone is getting a new bike.....I want one:mad:

Nice bike and I'm sure you'll enjoy it. How long before it arrives?

Thanks, Beverly

I first was aware of this bike when I bought a pair of tandem wheels from Rocky Mountain Cyclery in Boulder CO. They are also dealers for Rocky Mountains Cycles, a Canadian company who are the builders of the bike I've just bought - I think the similar name is just a coincidence.

The wheels arrived, well packed and faultless, a couple of weeks after placing and paying for the order. So I'm a happy buyer from them. Credit where it's due

and I insisted on white bar tape

Is this possibly a reason to start a new thread?

If so, I need to state my position - white bar tape is for superior cyclists

Discuss

But I won't read it:D

White bar tape is for cyclist with clean hands who don't ride too often:rolleyes::rolleyes:

White bar tape is for cyclist with clean hands who don't ride too often:rolleyes::rolleyes:

Ever tried soap, Beverly?


( Oh Good Lord, forgive me)

White bar tape is for cyclist with clean hands who don't ride too often:rolleyes::rolleyes:

Now sour grapes doesn't help much:p:p:p

But haven't you had a new bike this year already? I even missed the posting so you didn't announce it loud enough.

You are right though- white tape do require clean hands so Wobbly will have to buy some new gloves now to keep his bike nice and clean. But then I suppose he could always do a DG and only ride it gently down to the beach to watch the Biker babes along the promenade-


I think My name has just been put on a hit list for sacrilidge.


For some reason- I have gone off white bikes but the Blue and black highlights do make it look good.

Easy there, DG... only the front half is white. :rolleyes:

I beg your pardon, but the website says, and I quote:

COLOUR(S)
White + Viper Blue + Carbon »

Now everyone knows the first color mentioned is THE color of the bike! :D

Now sour grapes doesn't help much:p:p:p

But haven't you had a new bike this year already? I even missed the posting so you didn't announce it loud enough.

You are right though- white tape do require clean hands so Wobbly will have to buy some new gloves now to keep his bike nice and clean. But then I suppose he could always do a DG and only ride it gently down to the beach to watch the Biker babes along the promenade-


I think My name has just been put on a hit list for sacrilidge.


For some reason- I have gone off white bikes but the Blue and black highlights do make it look good.

White tape?

Laurent Fignon, Robert Millar, Chris Boardman, Miguel Indurain, Plankeart, Van Calster - yes, you're right, panty hoses the lot of them

Good for you and the next thing you'll tell us about, is all the fun your having, congradulations.

But haven't you had a new bike this year already? .

I think I posted my first acquaintance with this bike, and my wish to buy it. That must have been about four months ago.

In the meantime, I posted about buying my sweet spouse a Trek FX 7.5. She loves that, and is a bit hard to keep up with! She rode it this summmer from London to Helsinki, and we ride with the Bahrain Wheelers every weekend - and she not only keeps up well, but also leads groups of newcomers.

Nothing like a new bike and the first ride, enjoy

I've never come across a bike from that company. I just ran a dealer check for Wisconsin and it turns out that I just drove past one yesterday. I've read a couple of positive reviews posted by owners.

Lovely bike, definitely just ride and enjoy it!

Thanks for all your responses - I feel like a kid who's just peeked in early December into the wardrobe where the Christmas presents are hidden.

So - your advice about doing a new bike justice? I mean, I'm still a bit cr-p, maybe I get ready to have a Whopping First Ride? (Yup, I'm a Bobcat, I listen to "Modern Times" more often than would be advisory)

(If this reference is obscure, that's another thread)

Thanks for all your responses - I feel like a kid who's just peeked in early December into the wardrobe where the Christmas presents are hidden.

So - your advice about doing a new bike justice? I mean, I'm still a bit cr-p, maybe I get ready to have a Whopping First Ride? (Yup, I'm a Bobcat, I listen to "Modern Times" more often than would be advisory)

(If this reference is obscure, that's another thread)

You should Ride the Price (you know, like Ride Your Age) :D

Looks like a great bike. How much of it is carbon?

You should Ride the Price (you know, like Ride Your Age) :D

ok pal, you and me together, a mile a dollar, last in buys the beer, round a minute for the gap? All readers are witnesses

Now sour grapes doesn't help much:p:p:p

But haven't you had a new bike this year already? I even missed the posting so you didn't announce it loud enough.

You are right though- white tape do require clean hands so Wobbly will have to buy some new gloves now to keep his bike nice and clean. But then I suppose he could always do a DG and only ride it gently down to the beach to watch the Biker babes along the promenade-


I think My name has just been put on a hit list for sacrilidge.


For some reason- I have gone off white bikes but the Blue and black highlights do make it look good.


I haven't bought a new road bike since last year....it was a mountain bike I bought this year. Does that count:rolleyes::rolleyes:

The 2008 WSD Madone I've been looking at is "Pearl White". Maybe I shouldn't come down too hard on these white bikes and tape or I just could wait for another year and see what color they have available;);)

Ever tried soap, Beverly?


( Oh Good Lord, forgive me)

Soap?? I thought I was supposed to wipe the dirt accumulated while riding on my black shorts:p

You should Ride the Price (you know, like Ride Your Age) :D

Somewhere I read a similar suggestion about the price you paid for the bike should be near the miles you ride each year. I think it was on this forum, too. Sounds like a sensible thing to me:)

Looks like a great bike. How much of it is carbon?

Steel head tube and down tube, carbon the rest. I was very interested in the way the 2005 and 6 Lemond Zurich.s were built, this is a bit similar

ok pal, you and me together, a mile a dollar, last in buys the beer, round a minute for the gap? All readers are witnesses

Lemme get back to you on that one...

Thanks for all your responses - I feel like a kid who's just peeked in early December into the wardrobe where the Christmas presents are hidden.

So - your advice about doing a new bike justice? I mean, I'm still a bit cr-p, maybe I get ready to have a Whopping First Ride? (Yup, I'm a Bobcat, I listen to "Modern Times" more often than would be advisory)

(If this reference is obscure, that's another thread)

Don't do more than say 20 miles first time out. And take some tools with you- like allen keys for the seat and posibly for the bar stem.

There will be a few adjustments to make and no matter how much you adjust in the lounge you will not have it perfect.

I was lucky in that the bike was set up for at the shop and I went on a 10 mile ride from the shop. Nothing to change or adjust but over the next few rides- I had just a little bit of tweaking to do to get it perfect.

Lemme get back to you on that one...

Come on, Gee, you can take him! Just kick the tires and light the fires!!

Wobbly, Congrats on the new ride, looking SWEET! Must be the season for new bikes. Just went today to pick out components for build-out on a GURU CF. LBC made me a great deal on a frame that was my size. Should be ready to go next week to pick it up. Looks like it'll be almost 3lbs lighter than the Tuscany when done. Nothing as sharp here, although the white bar tape, hmmmm?

Wobbly, Congrats on the new ride, looking SWEET! Must be the season for new bikes. Just went today to pick out components for build-out on a GURU CF. LBC made me a great deal on a frame that was my size. Should be ready to go next week to pick it up. Looks like it'll be almost 3lbs lighter than the Tuscany when done. Nothing as sharp here, although the white bar tape, hmmmm?

That looks a really beautiful bike, and I hope it brings you a lot of pleasure. I've always like classic geometry horizontal top-tube bikes - only because that's all I've ridden so far. But they have a great look, don't they?

Enjoy