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jasonmason · 01-23-2008, 05:19 PM

Nice new rig - i guess it's easier to justify a new one if the old one's busted!

You're gonna have to find something bigger to train for now though...the coup'll just be too easy with a new bike and all...

Cowgirl · 01-23-2008, 05:40 PM

What?

Don't try and start trouble? You know someone on here will try and run with this.....

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Originally Posted by genusmtbkr5

Sweet ride girl. Now that you have new rig you can always upgrade to the VQ if you wish. I'm sure Sherry can accomodate that. Congrats V. Hopefully we can ride soon.

mazda-monkey · 01-23-2008, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Vickie

Well, some of you may have heard by now….I broke my lil baby the other night (Thursday) when we were riding the Chiquita Ridge. Yep….although fixable,

she was certainly broke.

We were riding along when all of a sudden I got out of the saddle to power up a hill an this darn twig…no, stick…..no, tree branch decided to jump into my derailleur. OOP’s !!

When we started looking at it, it was to say the least – unanimously declared - a train wreck.

My derailleur was shoved so far into my spokes the only logical way that it was possible was if the rear wheel drop out was bent that far too – LOL – it was!! Ok, so it’s not all the funny!!

Miraculously Ken and Ned got the frame un-bent enough - pulled the derailleur out of my spokes – woohoo - and all seemed to be working fine.

Well, working fine enough to allow me to THINK all was well and to continue pressing on further and further from….civilization!!! After trekking on for, oh, I’d say another half hour - I again got out of the saddle to power up a hill, and my bike stopped so suddenly, I about when over the handle bars. I thought….what the HECK!!!

You will never believe it, but my rear wheel came out of the drop out….….yep, and I thanked God right then and there I was going UP when it happened, not DOWN or I would still be DOWN!

OK, so we got her fixed up AGAIN…and I trekked on further…..I’m telling you - I’m not a quitter!!!!! About another 20 minutes went by…and the rear brake started rubbing so bad the wheel would barely move - not that I need one, but talk about a handicap – geez!!!!

SO…..everybody stopped and we looked at her AGAIN…and now discovered one of the spokes was broke, and the rear wheel was out of tru. POOP!!

Anyway - I could go on and on with this – there were a few more episodes - but to make a really LONG story short – FYI, I did finish the ride….albeit on the road and with no rear brake….I did finish!!!

The bad news, I have retired my 10 year old....beautiful yellow Specialized who usually sports a Pig horn……she will now be my back up bike as I have had her fixed - BUT.......the good news – I have purchased an incredibly beautiful Trek Fuel EX8!!!

I got her from Switchback Cyclery.....Tim and Sherry are the best!!!

I don't want to get her dirty.....Pray for the rain to go away, the mud to dry out and the sun to shine so I can get her in the dirt!!!

Nice, I remember you mentioned wanting a new bike, or new car- you have your priorities straight!

I watched that same thing happen to a friend going up San Juan. Ran over a stick with the back tire, -stick jumped between the chain and derailler, - snapped derailler in two. He got off easy with just a new derailler however.

Pain Freak · 01-23-2008, 06:36 PM

Yeah, I got a flat so I better go out and get a new one too. J/K!

Great choice and such a beautiful bike.

Get ur dirty!

Vickie · 01-23-2008, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by el_d00der1n0

Time to sell that road bike.

Oh.....I could never sell my road bike....but I do wonder, when will I be riding it again, now that I have this new beauty in my garage.....

I just hope the rains stops SOON!!!

Vickie · 01-23-2008, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by dstepper

Nice, after 10 years you deserve a new bike...me I am lucky if I can go 10 months without buying or tweaking my bikes. I have no idea how one gets by with just one bike.

Dean

One bike???? No, this makes number four in my garage. Can you believe, I have my second ever bike, a Klein - geez...that thing must be....12 - 15 years old...., my wonderful Specialized, a Trek 5000 Road bike, and now....now I have my new baby!!!

CC · 01-23-2008, 08:43 PM

Wow....that's berry nice! All these new bikes...dang and I had to get a new car or a new bike might have been in the wings.

Congrats Girl!

Will I see you at Roscoe's tomorrow?

Vickie · 01-23-2008, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by genusmtbkr5

Sweet ride girl. Now that you have new rig you can always upgrade to the VQ if you wish. I'm sure Sherry can accomodate that. Congrats V. Hopefully we can ride soon.

Thanks Gene...yeah, I can't WAIT to get rolling on her. I was praying for rain so I could rest my legs a day or two due to all the training rides we've been doing....Now I'm praying it stops!! AND drys up quick!!

AND the sun comes out creating a a nice balmy 78 degrees day..AND...while I'm at it...I'll add in a slight breeze !!

UPGRADE to the VQ????

I didn't see a motor on her.....

Hope to see you soon!!

Pho'dUp · 01-23-2008, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by OMR

You'll really enjoy the riding now... one suggestion though, I'd move the bottle from underneath the down tube and put it on either the seat tube or on top of the down tube. When bottles are mounted underneath, they tend to get really dirty from the front tire.... and there's nothing worse than getting a mouth full of dirt when you expect nice clean water.

It might be mounted there because of bottle clearance issues with the top tube. Either way Vickie, you can get a side releasing bottle holder cage so you can move the cage to the downtube. As OMR says, on the down tube the bottle usually gets caked with dirt.

Or this below.

http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/HY308C23-Elite+Ciussi+Sideentry+Water+Bottle+Cage.aspx

Vickie · 01-23-2008, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Pho'dUp

It might be mounted there because of bottle clearance issues with the top tube. Either way Vickie, you can get a side releasing bottle holder cage so you can move the cage to the downtube. As OMR says, on the down tube the bottle usually gets caked with dirt.

Or this below.

http://www.jensonusa.com/store/produ...ttle+Cage.aspx

THANK YOU...Yes, that is exactly why we put the bottle cage on the bottom...the clearance!! I like the side release....THANK YOU !!!!

genusmtbkr5 · 01-23-2008, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Cowgirl

What?

Don't try and start trouble? You know someone on here will try and run with this.....

Sorry about that Sherry. We'll if they don't know I was kidding, then it's a they problem.

Vickie · 01-23-2008, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cowgirl

What?

Don't try and start trouble? You know someone on here will try and run with this.....

Well you know it's not ME running with it...LOL

Waldo · 01-23-2008, 10:17 PM

If you hadn't prefaced this story with the whole Bataan Death March RR, I might have thought this was some serious rationalizing. Like, "This one time, three years ago, my bike ghost-shifted. So I bought a new bike!"

Congrats on the new ride - those new Treks do look sweet. Way to earn it!

bevaaler · 01-24-2008, 01:04 AM

Schweet new ride Vicky, very nice.... Now we will all pray for the rain to stop so you can get the new ride durty.. Congrats to you.. Does this mean you will be singing more often on the rides??

Hope to see ya on the trails soon. Erik V.

BrewMaster · 01-24-2008, 07:51 AM

Nice ride Vicky.

Vickie · 01-24-2008, 01:12 PM

Well, they say this bike is suppose to make me faster...I still have not found the moter...but as long as I can still breath, I'll still sing!

01-23-2008, 05:19 PM	#21 (permalink)
jasonmason is drinking Stone 12th	Nice new rig - i guess it's easier to justify a new one if the old one's busted! You're gonna have to find something bigger to train for now though...the coup'll just be too easy with a new bike and all... __________________ Son of steppie. "Because I know there is consequence, it keeps me honest, it keeps me scared. Because I know I can't get away with slacking off, that the thing which happens after mediocrity is the ground. It's a game. It's a test. It is the way I live my life." Mark Twight

01-23-2008, 06:36 PM	#24 (permalink)
Pain Freak Peanut butta jelly	Yeah, I got a flat so I better go out and get a new one too. J/K! Great choice and such a beautiful bike. Get ur dirty! __________________ If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests? “Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body—but rather a skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, ‘Wow, what a ride!’ ” —anon.

01-23-2008, 08:43 PM	#27 (permalink)
CC V.P. Kickstand Inspection	Wow....that's berry nice! All these new bikes...dang and I had to get a new car or a new bike might have been in the wings. Congrats Girl! Will I see you at Roscoe's tomorrow? __________________ "To travel by bicycle is a humble, nonagressive way to get close to people. It is a way of saying we are passing through with no thought of invasion or conquest, only the simple will to share a part of the road...Claude Herve, cycled around the world

01-23-2008, 10:17 PM	#33 (permalink)
Waldo Lebowski Urban Achiever	If you hadn't prefaced this story with the whole Bataan Death March RR, I might have thought this was some serious rationalizing. Like, "This one time, three years ago, my bike ghost-shifted. So I bought a new bike!" Congrats on the new ride - those new Treks do look sweet. Way to earn it! __________________ Just because the bike can do it doesn't mean the rider can! "My ass is sore after a long ride." - MtnKitty " If you feel like you're going fast, you are!" -CalEpic

01-24-2008, 07:51 AM	#35 (permalink)
BrewMaster Thirsty	Nice ride Vicky. __________________ “Very few are meant for a life of notoriety, yet all of us are meant for a life of significance." Erwin McManus, Wide Awake

01-24-2008, 01:04 AM	#34 (permalink)
bevaaler EriktheRed	Schweet new ride Vicky, very nice.... Now we will all pray for the rain to stop so you can get the new ride durty.. Congrats to you.. Does this mean you will be singing more often on the rides?? Hope to see ya on the trails soon. Erik V.

01-24-2008, 01:12 PM	#36 (permalink)
Vickie Ride to ride again	Well, they say this bike is suppose to make me faster...I still have not found the moter...but as long as I can still breath, I'll still sing! __________________ .V~ Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin

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