My Replacement Bike
05-22-08, 05:35 PM
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My Replacement Bike
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.
What I used to have:
What I used to have:
05-22-08, 06:50 PM
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Last weekend I was riding along with a guy on an Orbea and I couldn't stop staring at all those sexy curves.
05-22-08, 07:07 PM
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OMG such a downgrade...You must be so sad? Are you even going to ride anymore? : )
Pete
Beauty!!!!
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Beauty!!!!
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05-22-08, 07:25 PM
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¡Cabrona! No lo puedo creer. Estoy un poco celoso. Sólo tengo un pedacito de mierda bici de Pedal Force.
Felicidades enhorabuena.
Felicidades enhorabuena.
05-22-08, 07:26 PM
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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.
I need a moment alone now.
05-22-08, 07:32 PM
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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.
Congrats on the replacement. Glad nothing happened on Mothers Day to where you got hurt.
05-22-08, 07:37 PM
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You know next race you're going to have to jump in the the Top Ten...
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05-22-08, 08:00 PM
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W.O.W. What a beauty!! Whew. You should prepare a gal for bike porn like that! 
05-22-08, 08:24 PM
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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.
05-22-08, 09:43 PM
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Great green! Lovely bike. Glad things worked out!
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05-22-08, 11:00 PM
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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.
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05-22-08, 11:08 PM
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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.
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.
05-23-08, 12:41 AM
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Great looking ride . . . LBS sounds like a keeper . . . and it's worth noting the classy way Orbea handled things, too . . .
05-23-08, 08:44 AM
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Congrats RR. 
I like the design of the Diva.
I like the design of the Diva.
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Women always get the good stuff.
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05-23-08, 01:45 PM
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I see the bike in front of Door #1 and Door #2. What's behind Door #3?
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05-23-08, 02:40 PM
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Here's your next bit of kit...
05-23-08, 06:10 PM
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Wow!
The colors are right, but I'm not keen on that skull...nor that circle around the groin area. That's just fugly.
The colors are right, but I'm not keen on that skull...nor that circle around the groin area. That's just fugly.
05-23-08, 09:18 PM
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