Old fart

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

yeah I'm a latin cow! I needs to workout!!

I bought a nice Bianchi road bike about 2 months ago to start exercising again. It looks great. I wonder what it rides like? 

Calvin

              Bianchi? Bianchi? Did you say B-I-A-N-C-H-I? What model? If you get tired of it,ship it to me

Indeed I did say Bianchi, as in a Via Narone 7 with the aluminum/carbon frame, ultegra components, all, of course, in Celeste!

I lied, it was not 2 months ago, the receipt says I made this fine purchase on 8/18/07.

Calvin

, you lucky, lucky sod , a bit too speciallized for me (I prefer tourer/expedtion bikes) but they are unbelivibly gorgeous

[I'm Still Bison]

Mmmmmmmmm Celeste.Mmmmmmmmmm Ultegra,the price tag however isn't Mmmmmmmm.You've got yourself an excellent ride.

[kreskin13]

Mmmmmmmmm Celeste.Mmmmmmmmmm Ultegra,the price tag however isn't Mmmmmmmm.You've got yourself an excellent ride.

Ride, ride, that's right, I need to RIDE it.

As far as price goes it was $1000 cheaper than the "all carbon " frame!

micky d, this is from the "Coast 2 Coast" line from Bianchi. I thought this would make a pretty good all around bike.

Calvin

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Mmmmmmmmm Celeste.Mmmmmmmmmm Ultegra,the price tag however isn't Mmmmmmmm.You've got yourself an excellent ride.

Ride, ride, that's right, I need to RIDE it.

As far as price goes it was $1000 cheaper than the "all carbon " frame!

micky d, this is from the "Coast 2 Coast" line from Bianchi. I thought this would make a pretty good all around bike.

Calvin

No your right there a damn sight more comfortable than an out and out sports bike, and the frame does soak up vibration nicely , I just prefer heavier, more rugged bikes, (we have truly awful roads here in the UK ).

Heres my sort of thing...

http://www.thorncycles.co.uk/models.html

Just got to find the cash now

[Roadie]

Much rather have something like this! http://gb.cannondale.com/bikes/08/ce/model-8FS0S.html

[WhichDawg]

I don't know, with smaller bike you could get a better workout!

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Much rather have something like this! http://gb.cannondale.com/bikes/08/ce/model-8FS0S.html
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But your younger and fitter than me, I'm an old man, I left my boy racer days in casulty

[kreskin13]

Mmmmmmmmm Celeste.Mmmmmmmmmm Ultegra,the price tag however isn't Mmmmmmmm.You've got yourself an excellent ride.

Ride, ride, that's right, I need to RIDE it.

As far as price goes it was $1000 cheaper than the "all carbon " frame!

micky d, this is from the "Coast 2 Coast" line from Bianchi. I thought this would make a pretty good all around bike.

Calvin

No your right there a damn sight more comfortable than an out and out sports bike, and the frame does soak up vibration nicely , I just prefer heavier, more rugged bikes, (we have truly awful roads here in the UK ).

Heres my sort of thing...

http://www.thorncycles.co.uk/models.html

Just got to find the cash now

That's more rugged alright.

i bought a Specialized "Rock Hopper" mountain bike about 15 years ago and had another set of rims with slicks on them for road use. Less than a minute to switch out rims, makes a great multi-use bike. Much better than one of those dreadful "hybrids".  

Roadie, you beat me to the post, great looking Cannondale. Almost bought one instead of my Specialized.

Calvin

[Roadie]

I just love the forks on Cannondale's! Which maniac thought it would be fun to only have it on one side...a crazed genius thats who! Slicks are a good way to transform a mtb into a pretty good road bike, especially if you have a lockout on your forks. Another type of bike i like the looks of are CycloCross bikes, basically a road bike frame with big knobbly tyres on!

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Cyclo cross is making big inroads these days, and is definatly a wave for the future

[cryptrick]

Well I'm 20, but I won't mention it again because it makes micky feel old 

Anyway, nice bike that Roadie, dread to think what the price of that is though 

[NeitherExtreme]

I'm 24 at the moment, though I seem to keep getting older each year...

[Viper]

You're all old... I'm only 32

Well I'm only 22. 

Well i'm 21 so ! With a maturity ranging from child like to a grumpy old man!

Ok, you win.   

No, I win
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Viperskid

[Roadie]

Well I'm 20, but I won't mention it again because it makes micky feel old 

Anyway, nice bike that Roadie, dread to think what the price of that is though 

Looks like you and Viper are the young 'uns around here then! Just looked at a couple of places and both have it listed as £4200 (and no thats not a typo!)

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

It is quite a lot of bike for the money though, but waaaaaay beyond my price range, why you could buy a house up north for less

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Well I'm 20, but I won't mention it again because it makes micky feel old 

Anyway, nice bike that Roadie, dread to think what the price of that is though 

Thanks for the kind words , but everything makes me feel old these days

[Roadie]

It is quite a lot of bike for the money though, but waaaaaay beyond my price range, why you could buy a house up north for less

Just one house!? More like two mate!

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

It is quite a lot of bike for the money though, but waaaaaay beyond my price range, why you could buy a house up north for less

Just one house!? More like two mate!

I didn't wana cheapen you existance too much

[I'm Still Bison]

Geez,you kiddies.....take it from me,once you get past 40,it all comes easy,and quick,too quick I have to agree with the assessment about hybrid bikes.The worst traits of all types of bikes,and little or none of the best.The closest to hybrid would be basically a flat bar road bike.And my picks would be the Jamis Coda Sport,nothing rides like steel.
http://www.jamisbikes.com/usa/bikes/08_bikes/08codasport.html

Or the Specialized Sirrus.

http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?spid=32215

[cryptrick]

It is quite a lot of bike for the money though, but waaaaaay beyond my price range, why you could buy a house up north for less

I'd rather have the bike mate!! 

[cryptrick]

Well I'm 20, but I won't mention it again because it makes micky feel old 

Anyway, nice bike that Roadie, dread to think what the price of that is though 

Looks like you and Viper are the young 'uns around here then! Just looked at a couple of places and both have it listed as £4200 (and no thats not a typo!)

That really is pricey! Think I'd need to take a loan out to get that bad boy!

[parnass]

I am older than kreskin13, but not nearly this old yet.

[kreskin13]

How much are those signs. I want to get a set before the price goes up. I know I'm going to need some!

Calvin

[Leatherman123]

I am 28 at the moment.. 6'1 225 lbs.. I go to the gym everyday...

[Sea Monster]

Viper - You're fly is undone, and the channel in the Skipper beneath the marling spike is a Shackle Key.

Gimme a sec to calculate (you wacky yanks and your wacky lbs. - Measuring in Kgs and millimetres reveals my youthfulness)
<160lbs.

I get injured in light breezes.