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01-18-20, 08:20 PM
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Pfffft - n00b. 
A word of warning on "just looking" a little early - you *will* come across a screaming bargain. You will feel absolutely certain that you won't come across a deal like this again, and certainly not when you're planning on buying in X months and, as such, you'd really be saving yourself money by shuffling finances around a little and buying now. Before you know it, oh, look at what followed me home.
Or maybe that's just me.
A word of warning on "just looking" a little early - you *will* come across a screaming bargain. You will feel absolutely certain that you won't come across a deal like this again, and certainly not when you're planning on buying in X months and, as such, you'd really be saving yourself money by shuffling finances around a little and buying now. Before you know it, oh, look at what followed me home.
Or maybe that's just me.
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01-18-20, 08:24 PM
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01-18-20, 08:24 PM
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Pfffft - n00b.
A word of warning on "just looking" a little early - you *will* come across a screaming bargain. You will feel absolutely certain that you won't come across a deal like this again, and certainly not when you're planning on buying in X months and, as such, you'd really be saving yourself money by shuffling finances around a little and buying now. Before you know it, oh, look at what followed me home.
Or maybe that's just me.
A word of warning on "just looking" a little early - you *will* come across a screaming bargain. You will feel absolutely certain that you won't come across a deal like this again, and certainly not when you're planning on buying in X months and, as such, you'd really be saving yourself money by shuffling finances around a little and buying now. Before you know it, oh, look at what followed me home.
Or maybe that's just me.
01-18-20, 08:26 PM
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So it is
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Pfffft - n00b.
A word of warning on "just looking" a little early - you *will* come across a screaming bargain. You will feel absolutely certain that you won't come across a deal like this again, and certainly not when you're planning on buying in X months and, as such, you'd really be saving yourself money by shuffling finances around a little and buying now. Before you know it, oh, look at what followed me home.
Or maybe that's just me.
A word of warning on "just looking" a little early - you *will* come across a screaming bargain. You will feel absolutely certain that you won't come across a deal like this again, and certainly not when you're planning on buying in X months and, as such, you'd really be saving yourself money by shuffling finances around a little and buying now. Before you know it, oh, look at what followed me home.
Or maybe that's just me.
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01-18-20, 08:29 PM
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The bargains have already started...... but I haven’t even test ridden anything yet. And I have to be fitted, I do not want to be in the situation I am now especially if I am dropping 2 plus on a bike. But I know what you mean, that’s how I ended up with my CAAD 4. Thought it was a bargain....
01-18-20, 08:29 PM
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No, but I was able to listen to a podcast comfortably while on the trainer. They beat my old hearing aids by a mile, smaller and more comfortable.
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01-18-20, 08:34 PM
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01-18-20, 08:36 PM
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01-18-20, 08:37 PM
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01-18-20, 08:39 PM
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I think the bike design was Di2. The top two tier are red e tap, The rest on down are not. I was thinking the same thing as I was looking at the picture.
01-18-20, 08:46 PM
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01-18-20, 08:47 PM
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cowboy, steel horse, etc
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01-18-20, 08:53 PM
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The colours kinda meh, and the matte finish ain't doing it any good. The DA Gran Fondo from a couple years ago had that color and we always called 'em the ketchup bikes.
I loved the Transonics back then. I'd ride one pretty much every chance I got.
I loved the Transonics back then. I'd ride one pretty much every chance I got.
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01-18-20, 08:58 PM
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My first ‘real’ bike was a Fuji American in 1982. It cost $715 which was quite a bit back then, especially considering my first full Campy Italian bike was ~$900 a year later.
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01-18-20, 09:02 PM
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01-18-20, 09:15 PM
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Hmmmmm. I see that the Transonic 1.1 is available as a frameset for $2k. I wonder if that includes the integrated cockpit? If so, that could be a really interesting, high-value build.
01-18-20, 09:28 PM
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No and quit bugging me about my Motta on the trainer. It's a great bike on there, rock solid like it was made for it.
I don't sweat a lot so it's safer on the trainer than the salted roads.
#SteelIsReal
I don't sweat a lot so it's safer on the trainer than the salted roads.
#SteelIsReal
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01-18-20, 09:32 PM
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No and quit bugging me about my Motta on the trainer. It's a great bike on there, rock solid like it was made for it.
I don't sweat a lot so it's safer on the trainer than the salted roads.
#SteelIsReal
I don't sweat a lot so it's safer on the trainer than the salted roads.
#SteelIsReal
01-18-20, 09:33 PM
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01-18-20, 09:39 PM
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This was my favorite Fuji. Wish I woulda kept it, even though it was a size too big for me.
01-18-20, 09:52 PM
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01-18-20, 09:53 PM
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01-18-20, 10:04 PM
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Vain, But Lacking Talent
I always thought the Fuji bikes were fine options, but they just had the department store Bike-Shaped-Object aura about them due to Performance Bikes and the like, as has been mentioned.
Me, I'm a full on Trek fanboi. Never thought I would be that guy, but here we are. I dig other brands, but if I was going to spend serious money again, I'd be looking at the Madone.
Me, I'm a full on Trek fanboi. Never thought I would be that guy, but here we are. I dig other brands, but if I was going to spend serious money again, I'd be looking at the Madone.
01-18-20, 10:09 PM
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01-18-20, 10:14 PM
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