Just picked up my new Ride - Oh it is Sweet..
07-01-05, 12:22 AM
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Just picked up my new bike, a Litespeed Liege..
The guy I bought it from has serious OCD.. Every one of his bikes looked brand new like they had never been ridden before..
The bike has some nice parts that I was not expecting.. Team Issue DA Cranks and Chris King headset and Litespeed stem.. The mavic Cosmic wheels were a big plus also.. I'll be hitting the road tomorrow and look for me on the Santa ana river trail this weekend..
The guy I bought it from has serious OCD.. Every one of his bikes looked brand new like they had never been ridden before..
The bike has some nice parts that I was not expecting.. Team Issue DA Cranks and Chris King headset and Litespeed stem.. The mavic Cosmic wheels were a big plus also.. I'll be hitting the road tomorrow and look for me on the Santa ana river trail this weekend..
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07-01-05, 01:03 AM
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Any guesses on how much it cost me?
I'm so glad I waited, I almost went out and bought a Felt Carbon...
I'm so glad I waited, I almost went out and bought a Felt Carbon...
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Nice details on the bike. I like those original Cosmic wheels too.
07-01-05, 01:31 AM
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You have to understand this bike looks like new, so when I went to pick it up, I was going to try and talk him down a little on the price..
After seeing the condition and all the little extras, I paid him asking price.
$1800.00 Cash price...
After seeing the condition and all the little extras, I paid him asking price.
$1800.00 Cash price...
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07-01-05, 02:18 AM
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Christ, what a price... and I'm going to go retail all the way pretty soon on a new bike. It hurts, I tell you, it hurts.
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DAMN!!!! that is such a sweet bike, oh man, ahhhhhhhh!!! it is too sweet!!!
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I'll post more pics tomorrow when I can take them outside in the sun..
I was so fortunate.. The bike fit perfectly, it had 175 cranks which is my size and the stem is the perfect length.. It was one of those rare cycling moments when the stars aligned and I knew this was my bike..
I was so fortunate.. The bike fit perfectly, it had 175 cranks which is my size and the stem is the perfect length.. It was one of those rare cycling moments when the stars aligned and I knew this was my bike..
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very cool looking bike....
i second the call for more pics....
i second the call for more pics....
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What a piece of junk. To make you feel better about getting ripped off, I'll take it off your hands. I'm local so I could drop by and pick it up ... 
Awesome bike. Sounds like she's hardly been ridden. Welcome to the Ti club. Enjoy your new ride ... you lucky dog!
Awesome bike. Sounds like she's hardly been ridden. Welcome to the Ti club. Enjoy your new ride ... you lucky dog!
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Originally Posted by socalrider
You have to underand this bike looks like new, so when I went to pick it up, I was going to try and talk him down a little on the price..
After seeing the condition and all the little extras, I paid him asking price.
$1800.00 Cash price...
After seeing the condition and all the little extras, I paid him asking price.
$1800.00 Cash price...
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georgous bike. I really love the natural look of titanium. i was trying to pick up a used litespeed but alas just couldn't pony up the dough even though it was a great deal
there's always next year.
More pics! enjoy the bike. let us know how it rides.
there's always next year.
More pics! enjoy the bike. let us know how it rides.
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More pics - The oversized ovalized tubes are really beautiful
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Originally Posted by socalrider
More pics - The oversized ovalized tubes are really beautiful
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Nice bike! That bike I will recognize if I see it on the river trail. I saw a rider on a Merckx maybe a month ago. Four of us were coming back from a ride to the pier and a guy on a Merckx was doing intervals or something all around us then got off on 1st St in Santa Ana, made us crazy. Was that you???
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No it wasn't me.. I don't do intervals on the river trail.. If it was a Motorola Merckx w/ a tall rider it just might be me sometime in the future.. Wait scratch that I will be riding my new Litespeed..
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Love the yellow tires against the ti...looks very nice. Great deal also!
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Originally Posted by socalrider
No it wasn't me.. I don't do intervals on the river trail.. If it was a Motorola Merckx w/ a tall rider it just might be me sometime in the future.. Wait scratch that I will be riding my new Litespeed..
That is a beautiful bike and I’ll keep an eye out for it!
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