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finally FINALLY! picking up my road bike today :-)

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  • November 20, 2012 at 10:08 am #17307
    racefaceec90

    will FINALLY be picking up my new tarmac sport bike between 1-2pm toady 😀

    i cannot tell you how excited i am (like a kid waiting for xmas day 😀 seriously have wanted a decent road bike for 20+ years

    won’t be riding that far on it today (as it’s raining/pretty windy also here in wiltshire),but will be doing a short video of said bike (and what it feels like for a non roadie to ride it 😉

    allez my friends <:P

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  • December 7, 2012 at 12:20 pm #707065
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    Super Domestique

    @ op
    If, like me, you enjoy
    @ op

    If, like me, you enjoy reading test reports on your bikes. (even if it is agree / disagree)

    Well, heads up for Jan cycling plus as it is in there. May well be on bike radar soon too.

    November 24, 2012 at 1:12 pm #707063
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    Super Domestique

    Better late than never
    Better late than never lol.

    Sorry I had already posted on the bad weather thread and a comment on the Vid.

    Yet never one to disappoint, here I am!

    Stunning bike, of course, the Tarmac. Better than sliced bread.*

    * this may or may not be actually true

    November 23, 2012 at 7:13 pm #707061
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    trikeman

    Here he comes,,,,, he won’t
    Here he comes,,,,, he won’t be long,,,,,, Wait for it,,,,,, It’s a tarmac,,,,, he won’t be able to resist,,,,, here he comes,,,,
    Enter – SUPER DOMESTIQUE. 😀 😀

    The Tarmac Lover….

    Regards,

    Trikeman. 🙂

    November 20, 2012 at 10:51 pm #707059
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    Littlesox

    I’m in the same boat.
    Take
    I’m in the same boat.
    Take delivery of a new Giant Defy 2 on 17th December. Can’t wait. 1st new bike for years. My X-mas eve will be the 16th. Santa is on an early shift in Shropshire

    November 20, 2012 at 6:14 pm #707057
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    Gkam84

    That was exactly what I was
    That was exactly what I was going to say Trikeman, Just like a kid at Christmas.

    I love your enthusiasm, I just wonder why you are not fitting clipless until you pay off the bike?

    That’s the first thing I would recommend on a top bike like that, you will notice a much bigger output if you are clipped in to the pedals 😉

    Enjoy yourself, ride safe and try to keep off the pavements.

    Kam

    November 20, 2012 at 6:02 pm #707055
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    trikeman

    Well done old chap – you
    Well done old chap – you certainly are like a kid at Christmas…. I bet you will always go the long way home on her.
    I can remember being the same when my Father bought me my first real bike (after the Raliegh Chopper) all those years ago – a Peugeot (did well on that puppy too).

    Anyway, good luck with your Tarmac, a fine bike and especially for a ‘first’ bike – some would kill for one like that – welcome to the tarmac club.
    Just wait until ‘another certain Tarmac owner’ gets on here. 🙂

    Stay safe, enjoy and look after your steed.

    Congratulations.

    Regards,
    Trikeman. 😉

    November 20, 2012 at 5:43 pm #707053
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    racefaceec90

    thanks a lot therevokid
    thanks a lot therevokid 😀

    have finally got back,from picking the new bike up.man it is fantastic to look at (looks fast even stood still 😀

    unfortunately i really am unfit,so was riding it pretty slow (part of my excuse was getting used to riding it 😉 it feels very stiff,but compliant at the same time (ooer missus 😉

    i got used to the position a lot quicker than i thought i would also (the gears need to be slightly adjusted next time i go to the shop).

    even though i was slow riding it,i could feel the untapped potential the bike has (for “when” i do get fitter).

    anyhoo i’ll shut up now,but i did 3 short videos of my new bike 😀

    part 1 of 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFFM7nP8FIo

    part 2 of 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdRYsfakEzs

    part 3 of 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKgvsP6xzv8

    thank you and goodnight 😉

    November 20, 2012 at 10:11 am #707051
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    therevokid

    congrats and welcome aboard
    congrats and welcome aboard 😀

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