Just ordered my 1st "serious" bike.
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Re: Just ordered my 1st "serious" bike.
Postby bychosis » Thu Sep 19, 2013 8:39 pm
That's a bummer, bikes are meant to be fun.
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Re: Just ordered my 1st "serious" bike.
Postby BillR » Thu Sep 19, 2013 8:50 pm
edit : damn, should not have look at the Colnago home page.
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Re: Just ordered my 1st "serious" bike.
Postby RonK » Thu Sep 19, 2013 8:58 pm
Ok, well the old hands already know this, but let me explain the number of bikes you should own.BillR wrote:If the bike upgradistis is anything like I went through with photography, I'm in for an expensive ride!!
The correct number of bikes = n + 1, where n is the number of bikes you currently own, and if course it is a recursive calculation.
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Re: Just ordered my 1st "serious" bike.
Postby Rhubarb » Thu Sep 19, 2013 9:25 pm
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Re: Just ordered my 1st "serious" bike.
Postby Rhubarb » Thu Sep 19, 2013 9:30 pm
For me n+1 = V (velomobile)
I sold my carbon road bike after 13months of no use since my velomibile arrived.
Disclaimer - I plan to
ride my wifes bike to large shopping centres where I must leave it unattended around children and morons. I'm also currently browsing ebay for a decent MTB to go bush bashing with my 11 yo.
Did I just invent V+1 ?
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Re: Just ordered my 1st "serious" bike.
Postby trailgumby » Thu Sep 19, 2013 9:40 pm
That was kind of what I was planning for my first road bike. A classic euro steelie but with current gruppo for ease of maintenance/supply of parts. But then someone dropped a Cannondale frame in exactly the right size in my lap (thanks again, you know who you are) and now I'm channelling Jens.
Shut up, legs.
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Re: Just ordered my 1st
Postby jasonc » Fri Sep 20, 2013 8:30 am
Don't forget D - 1 where D is the number of bikes where you get divorsedRonK wrote:The correct number of bikes = n + 1, where n is the number of bikes you currently own, and if course it is a recursive calculation.
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Re: Just ordered my 1st "serious" bike.
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Re: Just ordered my 1st
Postby RonK » Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:05 am
Absolutely - there's no getting away with it...Rhubarb wrote:For me n+1 = V (velomobile)
Did I just invent V+1 ?
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Re: Just ordered my 1st "serious" bike.
Postby RonK » Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:06 am
ssssssssshushRhubarb wrote:An old hand would be remiss not to also explain s-1.
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Re: Just ordered my 1st "serious" bike.
Postby BillR » Fri Sep 20, 2013 12:43 pm
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Re: Just ordered my 1st "serious" bike.
Postby BillR » Fri Sep 20, 2013 8:09 pm
Took her for a one hour ride and what a treat.
Have a 60k pedal planned for tomorrow.
It is the 2014 frame.
cheers
Bill (one happy chappie)
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Re: Just ordered my 1st "serious" bike.
Postby briztoon » Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:12 pm
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Re: Just ordered my 1st "serious" bike.
Postby foo on patrol » Sat Sep 21, 2013 7:45 am
Foo
Goal 6000km
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Re: Just ordered my 1st "serious" bike.
Postby BillR » Sat Sep 21, 2013 7:50 am
Cheers fellas.
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Re: Just ordered my 1st "serious" bike.
Postby RonK » Sat Sep 21, 2013 9:12 am
Ahhh, that's better - it's only on Tapatalk that I have to stand on my head to get a look...BillR wrote:Here she is.
Took her for a one hour ride and what a treat.
Have a 60k pedal planned for tomorrow.
It is the 2014 frame.
cheers
Bill (one happy chappie)
Noice, might just pass by the Specialized shop meself this morning and check the Roubaix out in the flesh.
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Re: Just ordered my 1st "serious" bike.
Postby BillR » Sun Sep 22, 2013 6:03 pm
One last photo.
cheers
Bill
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Re: Just ordered my 1st "serious" bike.
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Re: Just ordered my 1st "serious" bike.
Postby nezumi » Mon Sep 23, 2013 11:38 am
Need to be able to ride decently before I can justify it first.
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Re: Just ordered my 1st "serious" bike.
Postby jasonc » Mon Sep 23, 2013 11:56 am
+1Dan wrote:Just need to spin it around and show us the serious side
chain on the big crank too
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Re: Just ordered my 1st "serious" bike.
Postby BillR » Mon Sep 23, 2013 6:54 pm
cheers
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Re: Just ordered my 1st "serious" bike.
Postby Rhubarb » Mon Sep 23, 2013 7:54 pm
Looks good otherwise
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Re: Just ordered my 1st "serious" bike.
Postby nezumi » Mon Sep 23, 2013 8:57 pm
:p
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