So, two more bikes.
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nwhikerAfter our bike ride yesterday, I rode two more bikes that I wanted to try out. Both Fujis, one under my price limit, the other just above.
Both were very nice. The lower priced one was white with pink and orange: think sherbet! It was good ride, climbed nicely, and I'd take it over the Trek with the ugly flowers, so that removed any residual "there is a sale! Just this weekend!" pressure.
The other was last year's model, a full carbon frame, like the covetted Ruby. They didn't have my size easily accessible, so it was hard to tell, but it was a good bike, and it would be my top pick so far if I decide not to go with the ridiculously expensive one and IF the one is my size sits as well as the same-brand sherbet one did. It's also very ugly, white with red and purple.
I still want to try the Specialized Dolce that got me into the damned tempting bike shop in the first place, and also a more modern flat bar, also a Specialized.
I don't mind the ride of drop bars, but I'm not sure I like the braking position. It's hard for my hands, and I don't have small hands, I wonder how more petite women manage. OTOH, I could get mini brakes put on as well, they're easy to add.
So still in decision mode.
A note on esthetics. Why oh why are so many bikes butt ugly? I know I'm in minority for really not liking the red-and-black combo, but so many are red and black. And the whole pale grey-ish blue? Pretty for an eye colour, so totally not good for a bike! Let's not mention the burnt orange and white that was last year's colours for the sherbet model! It isn't a major stumbling block, of course, but when rides/components/prices are all within ballpark, damn straight I'm getting the bike that I think looks best.
I don't like shopping much. Bike shopping isn't as bad, as say, clothes shopping, but really, I just flat out don't like shopping.
I think dh is just waiting for me to go ahead and decide to get the expensive one. I just hate spending that much money on a toy. That I don't really need, because, hey, I have a perfectly good, if heavy, bike, and could buy a perfectly good new bike for a lot less than the Ruby. Le sigh.
Links:
Orange sherbet bike
Red and purple full carbon
Both were very nice. The lower priced one was white with pink and orange: think sherbet! It was good ride, climbed nicely, and I'd take it over the Trek with the ugly flowers, so that removed any residual "there is a sale! Just this weekend!" pressure.
The other was last year's model, a full carbon frame, like the covetted Ruby. They didn't have my size easily accessible, so it was hard to tell, but it was a good bike, and it would be my top pick so far if I decide not to go with the ridiculously expensive one and IF the one is my size sits as well as the same-brand sherbet one did. It's also very ugly, white with red and purple.
I still want to try the Specialized Dolce that got me into the damned tempting bike shop in the first place, and also a more modern flat bar, also a Specialized.
I don't mind the ride of drop bars, but I'm not sure I like the braking position. It's hard for my hands, and I don't have small hands, I wonder how more petite women manage. OTOH, I could get mini brakes put on as well, they're easy to add.
So still in decision mode.
A note on esthetics. Why oh why are so many bikes butt ugly? I know I'm in minority for really not liking the red-and-black combo, but so many are red and black. And the whole pale grey-ish blue? Pretty for an eye colour, so totally not good for a bike! Let's not mention the burnt orange and white that was last year's colours for the sherbet model! It isn't a major stumbling block, of course, but when rides/components/prices are all within ballpark, damn straight I'm getting the bike that I think looks best.
I don't like shopping much. Bike shopping isn't as bad, as say, clothes shopping, but really, I just flat out don't like shopping.
I think dh is just waiting for me to go ahead and decide to get the expensive one. I just hate spending that much money on a toy. That I don't really need, because, hey, I have a perfectly good, if heavy, bike, and could buy a perfectly good new bike for a lot less than the Ruby. Le sigh.
Links:
Orange sherbet bike
Red and purple full carbon
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