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Re:New Bike!. . .

Hey, Kimberly.
Nice choice in the bike you choose. The Sirrus is nice, maybe you can
get the right size for you, next time. My Trek is stock for now, but
maybe over time I'll add a better wheel and tire set and a bet set of
brake levers.
And you're right the speed is addicting.
Jay

--- In bicyclecommuting@yahoogroups.com, Kimberly Hogg <kim@...>
wrote:
>
> I've got a bottom-rung Specialized Sirrus (2005/6 I think) that's
> unfortunately a little small for me (one frame size up would have
> been better) so I added an extended seat post and some bar ends.
It's
> basically a standard set up with a bunch of commuting accessories
> like a Topeak rack and bag. It came with slicks which are great,
and
> I've got a slightly knobbier set of tires for when it gets a
little
> muddy. I'm thinking about a second bike but have a while to pick
one
> out. I won't be buying anything else until the spring or next
summer,
> so I've got lots to think about. Folding bike that I can take on
the
> subways and trains? Better-fit road bike with braze-ons? Mountain
> bike so I can head into the hills? So many choices, and each good
in
> its own way. I find I'm getting addicted to the speed, though, so
a
> road bike it may be.
>
>
> Socius: To do & to know in Daejeon
> http://www.socius.or.kr
>
> English Library in Daejeon! View the catalog:
Http://lib.socius.or.kr/
> opac/
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>





Sun Sep 9, 2007 7:01 pm

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Wahooo!. . . I finally have my new bike this week!. . . It's a red Trek 7300 that I got from my LBS here in Manhattan!. . . Now I'm back in the pack, again!. ....
Jayon
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Sep 7, 2007
10:54 pm

Nice, Jay- What did you end up getting and why did you choose it? I've just started commuting to work. I have wanted to do it for a long time but have never...
Kimberly Hogg
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Sep 8, 2007
3:53 pm

Hi, Kim!. . . I choose the 2007 Trek Hybrid 7300 after my '07 7200 was stolen in Manhattan. It was the next model up and it came with a better saddle, brakes...
Jayon
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Sep 8, 2007
8:37 pm

I've got a bottom-rung Specialized Sirrus (2005/6 I think) that's unfortunately a little small for me (one frame size up would have been better) so I added an...
Kimberly Hogg
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Sep 9, 2007
1:06 pm

Hey, Kimberly. Nice choice in the bike you choose. The Sirrus is nice, maybe you can get the right size for you, next time. My Trek is stock for now, but maybe...
Jayon
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Sep 9, 2007
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