My Replacement Bike

[Red Rider]

As some of you know I had a high-speed shimmy during the Berkeley Hills Road Race, held on Mother's Day. My LBS told me that the frame was still under warranty, and the Orbea factory was shipping out a 2008 frame. I picked it up today. It weighs 16.6 lbs. Ride report to follow.

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w76/cgallagh/Diva1.jpg

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w76/cgallagh/Diva2.jpg

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w76/cgallagh/Diva4.jpg

What I used to have:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w76/cgallagh/DSCF0081.jpg

[valygrl]

drool

[damnpoor]

Last weekend I was riding along with a guy on an Orbea and I couldn't stop staring at all those sexy curves.

[taxi777]

OMG such a downgrade...You must be so sad? Are you even going to ride anymore? : )
Pete

Beauty!!!!

[BlastRadius]

Was there damage to the Orca frame? Manufacturer defect?

[kb5ql]

¡Cabrona! No lo puedo creer. Estoy un poco celoso. Sólo tengo un pedacito de mierda bici de Pedal Force.

Felicidades enhorabuena.

[cccorlew]

I thought there was some rule against posting sexually suggestive photos on this forum. None the less, I'm glad you did.

I need a moment alone now.

[Siu Blue Wind]

That Diva was something that I was drooling over. *wipes keyboard*

Congrats on the replacement. Glad nothing happened on Mothers Day to where you got hurt.:)

[taxi777]

You know next race you're going to have to jump in the the Top Ten...

[overthere]

W.O.W. What a beauty!! Whew. You should prepare a gal for bike porn like that! :D

[PirateJim]

VERY slick looking ride! Sound's like Orbia is either acknowledging a problem or just has great customer service and really wants people riding their bikes to be 100% happy. Either way, that is a VERY good thing and won't be forgotten when N+1 comes around again.

[TruF]

Great green! Lovely bike. Glad things worked out!

[msincredible]

Gorgeous bike! :thumb:

[x136]

Man, those Orca-esque Orbeas are about the only thing that might succeed at tempting me over to the Carbon Fibre Dark Side. Very pretty.

[Red Rider]

I'm told they are the Cadillacs of bikes. I fell hard for the Orca. I got used to fairly quickly.

I hope the Diva delivers. My non-cycling friends are giving me a hard time about the model name and the color. Feh. They just don't get it.

[Spokes man]

My non-cycling friends are giving me a hard time about the model name and the color. Feh. They just don't get it.

Non-cycling friends rarely do. Their loss . . .

Great looking ride . . . LBS sounds like a keeper . . . and it's worth noting the classy way Orbea handled things, too . . .

[Hermes]

Congrats RR. :thumb: I like the design of the Diva.

[MTBLover]

I think I'm going to be dreaming about that bike! Congrats!

[Mojo Slim]

Women always get the good stuff.

[John E]

I see the bike in front of Door #1 and Door #2. What's behind Door #3? :)

[Red Rider]

What's behind Door #3? :)

One's a closet, one's a water closet, and there is no door #3. ;)

[t4mv]

Here's your next bit of kit...

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t139/t4mv/RR.jpg

[Red Rider]

Wow!

The colors are right, but I'm not keen on that skull...nor that circle around the groin area. That's just fugly.

[reidconti]

Last weekend I was riding along with a guy on an Orbea and I couldn't stop staring at all those sexy curves.

... but what was his bike like?

[x136]

Here's your next bit of kit...

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t139/t4mv/RR.jpgLook, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... Carbon Fibre Tendon Person! Brought to you by Cadillac. Even superheroes need sponsors in this day and age, apparently.

(And seriously, WTF is with the circled groin?)

[kb5ql]

Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... Carbon Fibre Tendon Person! Brought to you by Cadillac. Even superheroes need sponsors in this day and age, apparently.

(And seriously, WTF is with the circled groin?)

No worse than riding w/ an empty messenger bag on a group ride. :p

[Red Rider]

No worse than riding w/ an empty messenger bag on a group ride. :p

Does the empty messenger bag call attention to the groin?

If it's private-parts neutral, then it's preferable to a Lycra kit that calls attention to that which needs to attention-calling-to.

Grammar police: I know, I know...:twitchy:

[x136]

No worse than riding w/ an empty messenger bag on a group ride. :pI wouldn't know anything about riding with an empty bag...

[Velodiva]

Congrats, Red Rider, on the new Diva. It's a beauty (I may be biased but it is still true!).

[Red Rider]

Thanks!

Nothing wrong with a little bias. ;)

[redspoke]

No surprise that Rock Racing gear is as expensive as their clothing line... $230 for a lousy jersey!?!

[t4mv]

Actually, I think it's only $80 for the bibs, and $150 to have your "groinage" encircled and enhanced... :crash: