I think Brandy's got a big set of numbers she's happy with, no?...:D

Continental 4000. It's a pretty good little tire, I must say.

Oh yeah. :o

I have a stock C'dale seat you can try; I gave up on it but you can still try it out. On that seat, Lycra w/pad + mtb shorts == good and comfy; lycra w/pad only +25 miles == fire. :eek:

It will be the stock blue. I haven't had a soft riding steel bike since my Landshark in 1991. The bike before my Cannondale was a Dave Tesch which I rode for 11 years. It was as stiff as anything I've ever ridden, just brutal on rough roads, a crit bike. I hope the Gunnar will be comfortable for my aging body. The geometry looks like a good fit on the 62. That's another problem, most bikes don't fit me.

Yes, my carpal tunnel is just fine. Thanks for asking.

no no no NO! not a wide a$$... wide sit bones... it's OK! most women do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Brandy is a Hottie.;) So is Tiff and Cali and...... Ova ya paying attention?

It's my understanding that he stays away from girls he can't drop. Is that true?

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Thats my understanding.

What's all this jabber have to do with shopping? :-)

Most recent purchase was a box of Cliff Shot Blok's. My best recent purchase was a pair of DeSoto Sports 400 mile bib shorts - these shorts are awesome!!

Getting back to the shopping thread, I just ordered & received from World Cycling Productions a Demarchi Contour Longsleeved Jersey and a Demarchi Contour Plus Skin Bib Tight. It will be getting colder soon, and after some of the rides last winter I decided to be more prepared for the cold than I was last year. WCP had these items on sale, saved about $50 on the two items.

Demarchi makes excellent cycling shorts/bibs, the chamois is great, even after a double metric my backside still feels okay. I've never tried ASSOS which is suppose to be the best & you pay for it. The only other short/bib I have found to me equally comfortable is the top of the line Specialized BG.

I don't want to replace my 50/36 Rouleur compact with a 50/34 Shimano compact, right?

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First your seatpost collar. Then the cranks. If you're going to go about replacing every part of your bike, why not just go buy a new bike? :p

I do need the match the new jerseys. I think the Soloist Carbon would match well, no?

Got some 2007 Specialized Comp gloves on sale at Incycle. Love the extra padding!

Hi John,

Steel is still very real. :)

BTW, given your bike history, I would almost bet that I met you before. I also know what you mean about getting stock frames to fit. Not that I'm tall -- because I'm not -- but my leg proportions (upper to lower) make it hard to find a stock, small frame that lets me sit over the pedals properly.

Anyway Gunnar frames are very cool. :D

Just picked up a copy of this :D

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The chapter on Floyd is great. I reread it 3 times before moving on. Then read it again when I was done.

Great reading.

Thanks, Cleave. If we haven't met, maybe we will at an upcoming ride, maybe at Joshua Tree in Nov., or another ride as soon as you are back on the bike. Are you riding yet? I know you got hurt in the car and I hope you make a 100% recovery.

Add me to the list of recent purchasers of the Specialized Toupe.

I was really hesitant to change a component that vital a week before Everest Challenge, but recent looong days in the saddle training for it have made it terribly evident that my old saddle was not working for me. When you're an hour into a 4-6 hour climbing ride and can't feel your junk (Yeah, I know. TMI. Sorry.), something has to be changed.

Just put it on last night, so all I've done so far is today's easy 45 minute recovery spin. Not long enough for a true test, but it feels pretty comfortable so far.

Have a 2 hour tempo-climbing ride on the schedule for tomorrow. Hopefully, with this new saddle, it will be a more pleasant ride.