My bike has arrived :-)

Pross
Pross Posts: 43,715
edited December 2009 in Road beginners
Just been told my bike (Scott CR1 Comp) has arrived at the shop so will be popping in to pick it up later :D Hopefully I can get it in my Mini without scratching it!

Will post some pics as soon as I can :)

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  • schweiz
    schweiz Posts: 1,644
    don't worry about scratching the mini, you can always buy a touch up stick! :wink::lol:
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  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    schweiz wrote:
    don't worry about scratching the mini, you can always buy a touch up stick! :wink::lol:

    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,715
    Thanks :lol:

    Had hoped to ride it home but not in this weather
  • Oceanblue
    Oceanblue Posts: 158
    Funny my new madone has just arrived and I thought I was bad trying to figure out if it would fit in my Passat as the weather is so crap, too crap for the bike rack... but a mini... ;-)
  • CiB
    CiB Posts: 6,098
    I thought bikes were waterproof. Mine is.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,715
    Oceanblue wrote:
    Funny my new madone has just arrived and I thought I was bad trying to figure out if it would fit in my Passat as the weather is so crap, too crap for the bike rack... but a mini... ;-)

    Went in no problem in the end :D

    Yep, mine's waterproof too but I'd rather get it wet and dirty on a proper ride first :wink: It was dangerously windy though and I also only had about 45 minutes to get home and pick my kid up from school (nearly 20 miles from the shop) so riding it wasn't an option - if it had been you wouldn't have stopped me. Might sneak a quick session in tomorrow lunchtime after I've taken a few pics :wink:
  • Oceanblue
    Oceanblue Posts: 158
    Pics?
  • Mothyman
    Mothyman Posts: 655
    ..we're waiting...pics.....hope its a great ride...
  • redddraggon
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,715
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    Here you go. Still waiting for decent riding weather, put bottle cages on yesterday and just about to go out when it really started to rain. Today the wind has been too strong. Not worried about getting my bike dirty but want to enjoy my first ride on it rather than just trying to get back home!
  • acidstrato
    acidstrato Posts: 945
    strong wind is an understatement! i nearly lost it this morning so many times lol

    lovelly looking ride that
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  • dru
    dru Posts: 1,341
    Nice bike Pross :)

    Have you managed to get out on it yet?

    Wind and rain has been un-beliveable recently - had a lucky break tonight and managed to get out on the Maindy Track with Ajax and Jif, was great :)
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,715
    Cheers Dru

    Nope, still stuck in stores - too wet to finish sorting out my winter bike too as no garage and no space in shed :( Weekend not looking much better either.

    Was that road bike training at Maindy? Used to do that a good few years back, wouldn't fancy that concrete in this weather though :shock:
  • dru
    dru Posts: 1,341
    Pross wrote:
    Cheers Dru

    Nope, still stuck in stores - too wet to finish sorting out my winter bike too as no garage and no space in shed :( Weekend not looking much better either.

    Was that road bike training at Maindy? Used to do that a good few years back, wouldn't fancy that concrete in this weather though :shock:

    Yes, road bikes only.

    I've only been doing it for 4/5 weeks - not had or seen any problems with the banking/concrete over that time, and most often its either a wet track or its been raining to some degree.

    Pretty good numbers as well. Last night was the quietest of those last 5 weeks and there was still over 40/50 people on the track (in 3 groups)
  • skyd0g
    skyd0g Posts: 2,540
    acidstrato wrote:
    strong wind is an understatement! i nearly lost it this morning so many times lol

    ...maybe a little less fibre in your diet? :wink:
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  • rake
    rake Posts: 3,204
    this must be why helmets are so common. i was riding as well in the wind yesterday but remained in full control of the bike.
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    I went out on Tues night cos it was mild and dry. (never go out at all if I waited for mild, dry and calm at this time of year) Did a loop heading out into the wind so came back at warp factor 5. Up the hills and directly into the wind was pretty good interval training, but when the wind was at a slight angle it kept trying to whip the front wheel out from under me. Most exhilarating.
  • red dragon
    red dragon Posts: 263
    Dru if you ride at Maindy, is there a bike shop nearby, just down from the entrance to the Barracks. Used to get bits and pieces from there - mainly cotter pins. Used to live down Maes-y-coed Rd years and years ago.
  • Mothyman
    Mothyman Posts: 655
    great looking bike Pross...
  • Derky
    Derky Posts: 51
    what a beauty am jealouse :mrgreen: hope you get many miles of enjoyment
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,715
    red dragon wrote:
    Dru if you ride at Maindy, is there a bike shop nearby, just down from the entrance to the Barracks. Used to get bits and pieces from there - mainly cotter pins. Used to live down Maes-y-coed Rd years and years ago.

    There's Cyclopaedia on Crwys Road, I guess that's the one you mean. It's on the opposite side to the barracks and a couple of hundred metres further down the hill. Only been in there once but they do a great range of bikes.

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