Bike Forums - My new bike

Well, here it is.....

My new Trek 520. I love the rootbeer color!!!! sparkles in the sun. I fell in love with it on my first test ride. It was soooooo smooth and felt like it was made for me. I do have to swap out the stem still but, have a new one on order with the LBS. I want one with a bit more rise to it.

I plan to take it back to the shop this weekend because the brakes (Avid v-brakes) seem to be set too tight. I can not open them to remove either wheel. that's not good---especially if I need to change a tube/tire. They also forgot to give me some cleats for the clipless pedals.

Anyway, as you can see, I added a few items to him (No name for him but, I have been referring to him as "my sherpa") like the Axiom rear trunk bag, Timbuk 2 seat pack--that I will use for tools/patch kits etc. and I got a topeak road morph pump at REI with the 20% coupon last weekend.

I also, added a cateye mity 8 computer.

I haven't really taken him for a serious ride yet---hopefully this weekend but, I feel we will have many adventures in the near future. I can not wait to take him on a fully loaded tour (next summer) but, I plan to start commuting to work as soon as possible. It will be nice because, I am allowed to store my bike inside at work I still want to get a good U-lock and cable lock for, when I do errands though.

I think I want to get a women's specific handlebar, after the tape gets worn out, so the drops will not be so low. I don't have any issues with shifting, just personal preference for me.

ahhhhhh bike love

I wish I wasn't stuck at work right now so I could go for a ride.

You will probably see me hanging out mostly in the Commuting and Touring areas of this forum...
I definitely plan to do a lot of loaded touring on this bike.

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