They have a lot of nerve questioning the authenticity and quality of this thread. They know nothing.

I survived my epic Polk County wilderness ride. Thanks for your concern.

I only went 30 miles, but saw lots of awesome Tennessee scenery, with a few less-than-scenic abodes along the way.

I'm not exactly Mr. Tidy & Organized, but good grief, some of those places I had to look twice to believe people lived there. I just don't get the living junkyard motif.

It's Gomer Gulch. What's not to get?

I sometimes drool over and start thinking about a new frame...something sexy and carbon perhaps...then I ride my 10 year old Merlin Ti, which seems to be pretty much bomb proof, looks great and rides like a dream and I forget about a new frame. Doesn't mean I can't look though...hmmm that has a familiar ring to it hehehe.

I'll have to ride it more to really give it a fair comparison but just from the initial two outings it's certainly more responsive than the BMC which I love as it is so I think the Orbea is going to be a lot of fun to ride. I noticed that the climbs I went on were a little smoother but again new bike placebo can sometimes distort one's perception but as I rode back home today I said to myself "man this rides like butter"...I can't say I've ridden butter but I digress. Shoot me a PM if you'll be at the GWB between 8-9am because I'll probably be heading out around that time.


Yes I picked it up yesterday after a lot of negotiating with the Mrs.! I like the orange as well and they use a less vibrant orange which doesn't give it a neon look. I'm done with buying new bikes unless they explode on me because I finally nailed down the fit on both. Don't dismiss Scott or Cervelo because they make some really nice bikes and I was seriously considering the Addict and the Cervelo R3 but didn't like the fact the Addict (with the exception of the LTD) have the Shimano integrated BB which means I couldn't build it up with SRAM easily.

It's a very smooth ride and responds really quickly when you put the effort in, which was a nice feeling as I was zipping along the Greenway on my way home Friday. I was wondering whether they ordered the wrong cassette because I felt like I was getting much more output in the same gears I use on my BMC, it felt that way today too. This bike's probably 1 1/2 to 2lbs lighter than my BMC so I'm sure that factors into it as well; the handling is really nice as well plus it's stiff but not harsh at all. I have my Williams 19s on it which compared to my Fulcrum 7 on the BMC are much lighter and roll smoother.

hey jorge how about a close-up pic of that seatpost/frame interface, that looks interesting, is that just a standard 27.2 seatpost?

bike looks great.

this was such a perfect morning for a ride too.

Let's not have logic intrude on this experience.

Looks like a direct copy of a Cervelo R3-SL 2007-2009

https://www.roadbikereview.com/Channe...uct_404526.jpg

Not even close.

Thanks AS I'll try and get some close ups later today. The seatpost clamp is pretty nice since it blends in with the frame; the new ones have them painted black which is a nice touch but I don't mind the finish on mine. The seatpost is a 31.6 which was a bummer because I was hoping to use a spare Ritchey WCS post I had lying around but I sold it so it wasn't a total loss. I got a nice ride in to Piermont this morning and could have kept going but there are family events to go to; I did run into kimconyc on the way back and rode back north with him to the state line...absolutely gorgeous morning to be out. I rode back with this small group who were moving pretty fast and that was fun especially when I made the break by the CNBC building and pulled them for a bit which was a good work out, especially since I had to get it past 30mph to get in front of the pack...those guys were on a mission.

56 miles with the OC Freds today. Felt like crap, back to the dentist early this week, hopefully he can slice it, file it down, and get it to stop hurting so much. Harriman was beautiful today however. No way I could have answered the 3:30 wake up bell to race in Manhattan today. Oh well. They don't need me, just my sponsorship. Let the real racer dudes win the Spring Series. And they will, thanks to g and the great team supporting him.

Pcad friended me on facebook - I feel like I've made it in life.

frightening...

anyways, this thread now seems like the real northeast regional forum. took me long enough to discover it. the 9w/piermont/nyack thread over there seems dead

holy crap pcad's on facebook? i shudder at the idea

pcad's on facebook? really? i just did a search and didn't find him..................





maybe he won't find the BF forums on there

Whew.

your web skills are weak

I wish I was skinnier.

Is bulimia really that bad?

Why? Because it is dumb?

no, because it's a congregation of nyc area roadies, and there's actually more stuff going on here

+10000000

Found him in three seconds....

i see bright futures for all of you....


working for the NSA

Was pretty sick this morning so I missed my Sunday group ride up to Nyack, but went solo anyway.

On the way there, roadiejorge rode up next to me on his sweet new bike...


Gorgeous weather up in Nyack...


Everyone was chilling up there so I rode back with them.

Stopped by Strictly Bicycles in NJ...


Saw the exact same orange Orbea as roadiejorge's in the parking lot of the bike shop but it was not his.

The end.

(sigh) I wonder if my bikes miss me.

Kimco: last picture, that guys legs look massive.