New bike, metric century and joy
06-15-07, 02:22 PM
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New bike, metric century and joy
I'm bubbling with delight after getting my new bike, a Thorn Club Tour :-)
I was going to visit ny not-so-very-LBS in the nex town, a 40 km roundtrip to change the stem but found myself pedalling madly down quiet country roads after swapping the stem out and thought I might as well do it properly.
The first 100km took 4 hours and 2 minutes, took a small breather and some sandwiches I had brought along just in case ;-)
Finished at 127.65km, 5h 10m and completely beat.
Ayway, here's a pic a friend took when I stopped by his house coming home
Click on it to see the full-sized one.
I'm absolutely in love with this bike, it handles incredibly well, the gears work like nobodys business and it rolls smooter than I ever imagined a bike could :-) I have monday and tuesday off, so this is going to be one looooong cycling weekend :-D
I was going to visit ny not-so-very-LBS in the nex town, a 40 km roundtrip to change the stem but found myself pedalling madly down quiet country roads after swapping the stem out and thought I might as well do it properly.
The first 100km took 4 hours and 2 minutes, took a small breather and some sandwiches I had brought along just in case ;-)
Finished at 127.65km, 5h 10m and completely beat.
Ayway, here's a pic a friend took when I stopped by his house coming home
Click on it to see the full-sized one.
I'm absolutely in love with this bike, it handles incredibly well, the gears work like nobodys business and it rolls smooter than I ever imagined a bike could :-) I have monday and tuesday off, so this is going to be one looooong cycling weekend :-D
06-15-07, 02:37 PM
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Nice ride! And congrats on the Century!
06-15-07, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Wino Ryder
Man, that bike even "looks" comfortable. Congrats on your metric. 
06-18-07, 12:34 PM
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Still comfy, I now have nearly 500 km on the bike :-D Joined up with a pair of cycle tourists from France yesterday, invited them in over the night and rode with them to a nearby town today, did 130km yesterday and 125 today.
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Very pretty bike. What did you name her/him?
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06-18-07, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by JumboRider
Very pretty bike. What did you name her/him?
Nothing yet, haven't really figured his/her personality out and I don't want my favorite bike to have an unfitting name :-)
06-19-07, 03:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Black Shuck
I'm bubbling with delight after getting my new bike, a Thorn Club Tour :-)
I was going to visit ny not-so-very-LBS in the nex town, a 40 km roundtrip to change the stem but found myself pedalling madly down quiet country roads after swapping the stem out and thought I might as well do it properly.
The first 100km took 4 hours and 2 minutes, took a small breather and some sandwiches I had brought along just in case ;-)
Finished at 127.65km, 5h 10m and completely beat.
Ayway, here's a pic a friend took when I stopped by his house coming home
Click on it to see the full-sized one.
I'm absolutely in love with this bike, it handles incredibly well, the gears work like nobodys business and it rolls smooter than I ever imagined a bike could :-) I have monday and tuesday off, so this is going to be one looooong cycling weekend :-D
I was going to visit ny not-so-very-LBS in the nex town, a 40 km roundtrip to change the stem but found myself pedalling madly down quiet country roads after swapping the stem out and thought I might as well do it properly.
The first 100km took 4 hours and 2 minutes, took a small breather and some sandwiches I had brought along just in case ;-)
Finished at 127.65km, 5h 10m and completely beat.
Ayway, here's a pic a friend took when I stopped by his house coming home
Click on it to see the full-sized one.
I'm absolutely in love with this bike, it handles incredibly well, the gears work like nobodys business and it rolls smooter than I ever imagined a bike could :-) I have monday and tuesday off, so this is going to be one looooong cycling weekend :-D
06-19-07, 03:48 AM
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Originally Posted by The Historian
Very nice bike. A wonderful performance on the ride. And your jersey is stylish, and not cluttered and junky the way many bike jerseys are.
The jersey is made by Löffler, for Rose Versand's own bike brand(they claim to be europes largest bikes and clothes postorder company, seeing their catalog I believe them). I happened to spot it on sale for 25 euros and just had to have it. I hope I'm not breaking any rules by posting the link.
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Originally Posted by Black Shuck
Thank you :-)
The jersey is made by Löffler, for Rose Versand's own bike brand(they claim to be europes largest bikes and clothes postorder company, seeing their catalog I believe them). I happened to spot it on sale for 25 euros and just had to have it. I hope I'm not breaking any rules by posting the link.
The jersey is made by Löffler, for Rose Versand's own bike brand(they claim to be europes largest bikes and clothes postorder company, seeing their catalog I believe them). I happened to spot it on sale for 25 euros and just had to have it. I hope I'm not breaking any rules by posting the link.
