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Definitely not a free ride...
Got back from the bike show around 3pm this afternoon. Spent most of the day there unintentionally. I did end up buying a new bike, but I spent a lot of time hemming and hawing between the $6000 bike that was reduced to $3200 (it was a demo bike) and the $3200 bike that was reduced to $2100 (new).
I ended up with the latter mainly because I new that I can’t really justify riding a $6000 bike - at any price and also, I really wanted to spend a few bucks on accessories – new bottle cages, shoes, pedals, etc.
All in, I ended up well within budget, and after a quick spin when I got home, quite happy with my purchase as well.
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Chris Scott, October 16, 2005
Damn, and I was excited about my new aero bars...
Congrats on the new bike!
Ross, October 16, 2005
Thanks - I took it for another boot this morning on a route that I rode a lot this year. Even with the wind (40km from the north) and cold (11 degrees centigrade) there was a remarkable difference in my ride. I can't wait to hook up with a group and see how things change in a higher-tempo ride...
What bars did you get?
Chris Scott, October 17, 2005
I got the Profile Design Ironman Carbon Stryke bars. I got a chance to do a short ride yesterday and they are very nice. Plenty of room for adjusting them for just about any fit which helps for skinny, long-armed geeks like me :-) And they look cool and that's really what it is all about...
Now I don't have any excuses when that next century ride comes up--other than lack of training!
Ross, October 18, 2005
Nice bars. I bought a pair last spring - the aerolites, and found that they really got in the way for group rides...other riders don't like it when you can't reach your brakes from some reason :)
I also found that the way they mounted didn't allow me to ride on the brake hoods, so I wasn't really getting a third position out of them.
The ones you picked up look a ton better because of the underbar mount - this definitely appears to be a muc h better approach and probably solves the brakehood problem...very nice bars.
Chris Scott, October 18, 2005
Yeah, once I got them adjusted I could use the brake hoods w/no problem. Before that, the pads were just enough in the way to hit the inside of my wrists in that position.
All this talk makes me want to take advantage of our nice weather and go for a ride, not work more ;-)