holly
you Can find some good entry level bikes for $600.00 and up. find a good shop and go test ride some, the right one will talk to you. and welcome to the dark side. you will be assimilated.

carbon shell boots, that price doesn't include bearings ... here's a link to the bootmaker's site ... he's made custom inline boots for Chad Hedrick, Apollo Anton Ohno. So he's good.

http://www.simmons-racing.com/

Well I'd love to find one for under $1,000. Just gotta make sure the funds are there and then
I'll start looking.

it happened again. everyone keeps having thread parties and not telling me. what am i? chopped liver?

omg holly is going to be a roadie. the madness has struck again.

i managed another ball busting ride today and i'm pretty sure i breathed in some volcano ash. when i got home there was a film of dust on my car which i have never seen before and whilst i was hammering away on the ride, my nose was dripping constantly. i might die in my sleep tonight.

Anyone who can justify buying carbon fiber inline skates is going to do well in this forum. Watch out pcad.

Yeah I can justify buying the skates, but honestly I know absolutely nothing about cycling.
I don't cycle ... I ride a bike. Hell I'm lucky if I can figure out how to change a flat. I'm no
threat to pcad. None whatsoever. :D

My plan is to lurk here alot and hopefully gather a bit of knowledge. At least enough so
that I don't sound like a total idiot when I enter a discussion. :)

What kind of idiot would blow $2K on friggin inline skates? That a serious waste of resources that could have been spent on a $8K racing bicycle.

Boy are you in for a big surprise.

^^^ what?? You don't think I can learn a bit in this forum?

It's cycling. You're a total idiot for even having the discussion.

There is that, I suppose.

Well then, I stand corrected.

(see I did learn something) :P (I know how much you love emoticons so I made sure to use one here.)

Nah, the BBC said it's fine. I'm hoping we get a bit of an ash cloud on the ride tomorrow, it'll give me an excuse when I get dropped on the rollers!

Competative cyclist has some deals esp on short frames assuming you are small Holly...You can always go BD as well.

Thanks heckler. I'll check out the "Competitive Cyclist" website. I'm a little height challenged. Dumbass question ... what is BD? :o

$2,000+ for skates, wow. At least they are carbon fiber.

Are they laterally stiff yet vertically compliant?

oh god.

:roflmao2:

+1

I asked the SO this when I read this post since I don't have a pair. Anyway, yes and yes. Apparently they are
fricking awesome, extremely fast and very light weight. He loves them ... that's all that really matters, isn't it?
Wait a minute ... I'm not skating on custom skates, perhaps I should think about it.

Holly
Dont let " sounding like an idiot " slow you down, heck look around in here. Ask questions and get involved, its the best way to learn.

Thanks for the encouragement. I really appreciate it and if I do "sound like an idiot" and someone takes me to task for it
hopefully I'm thick skinned enough that it just rolls off my back.

Skates shmates! Save your dough, you will need it. You have a new addiction to support, resistance is futile. It is already to late you know. soon you will be discusing things like shimano, campy or sram, what kind of wheels to upgrade to. Does carbon fiber really make you faster? Why dont the other roadies wave back to me? what brand of shorts are the best ?, shorts or bibs? God I love this sport/ hobby!