daihard 

clarkbre

It's not mine but my wife proudly rode this Specialized Vita home today. I got into cycling last year and have really enjoyed it. My wife has been talking about someday getting a bike. I have made a point not to push her into it but let her do it on her terms. Today she came to me wanting to go bike shopping. We went to the LBS and I let her do all the talking, test riding, and decision making. Without my help, she picked an awesome bike. I look forward to putting many miles on our bikes together and towing our kids around town in the trailer.

daihard 

Did you guys happen to be at Gregg's Green Lake? I could've sworn I saw a woman like her in the picture taking a Specialized Vita out for a test-ride there this afternoon. In any case, congrats on the new machine!

clarkbre

No, we purchased it at the Silver Lake Bicycle Centres.

daihard 

Ah, okay. We've been to Silver Lake Bicycle Centres a couple of times. Is there a nice bike path around Silver Lake?

clarkbre

There's no dedicated trail directly around the lake but there are a lot of paths from Silver Lake and down into Mill Creek. There is also the Interurban trail that runs north-south along I-5. I've ridden that a couple times as well. I am still pretty new to it and learning the trails and rides around our house. My whole goal is to start using my car less and start riding for my errands and trips near my house.

If you ever want to meet up and go for a ride shoot me a PM.

daihard 

Thanks! I'm very new to cycling myself. I rode parts of Interurban Trail (between Seattle and Edmonds) for the first time yesterday. That part of the trail was certainly very well paved. I'm going back there next weekend - hopefully with my wife who just ordered her own bike today.

youngbeginner

I have had this bike for about a year now, and it is a 2012 Redline DS1. I have ridden it for about 2,000 to 2,500 miles and it still feels great. I have to patch the seat and change the chain, but that's about all. And sorry for all the pictures in the pictures, my dad hangs up hundreds of pictures in our basement for some reason...

I know, I took a lot of pictures, but sorry. Also, sorry for the crappy quality, it was taken from a mac 2008 laptop.

PatrickGSR94

Why are all the pics mirrored?

youngbeginner

I don't know...

Indiancrazed

Trek 7.3

ejschultz

The wife's new bike from a few months ago. 2013 Trek 7.2 FX.

kenreidski

Back to Wompatuck State Park. Hingham, MA.

Jamis Coda.

daihard 

Nice colour!

teesak

Just picked up this Giant Roam 2, traded a 2007 Trek 1000 for it and couldn't be happier. Took it for a real ride today and it handles everything i need it to do from some trail riding to road riding. i was skeptical of the tire width but have discovered its a great middle ground that gives me grip when i need it but has little rolling resistance. great gearing better then i expected for sure, brakes need a touch up but are good, thinking about maybe putting disc brake on in the future. shock seems to be good, i dont know much about these so i guess time will tell.

ejschultz

Thanks! I wanted to talk her into the 7.2 Disc or a 7.3 but she really liked the blue.

daihard 

I can see that. That's a beautiful bike. I wish I'd had that choice when I bought mine.

ejschultz

Nah, the black on yours looks good. My 3 bikes listed in my sig are all black. I don't have a pic of my Trek or of my Dyno, but here's the GF.



I can't seem to find any others of it right now. I know I have some somewhere; I can't seem to remember where they are.

hillcrawler

Here is mine:

niuoka

ok...new to forums......what does "GF" mean in reference to bikes like in posted above.

pierce

girlfriend ? no wait, Gary Fisher, which was an independent bike company that Trek bought a few years ago and folded into their lineup. I think the 'Gary Fisher' brand has been dropped, and now they are just models of trek mtn bikes.

alexaschwanden

2013 Raleigh Revenio (hybrid)

Badger6

Nice conversion. I'd swap the seat, but that's me, the rest looks great. How do the brakes work out? Do you get enough power with those brakes and levers?

alexaschwanden

thanks Badger6, the stopping power is great, the saddle isn't that good .

ejschultz

Trek has actually owned Gary Fisher for quite a while (since 93 or 94). Recently, for the 2011 model year, Trek decided to eliminate Gary Fisher as a brand and introduced the Gary Fisher Collection by Trek. For the 2012 model year, they eliminated the Gary Fisher model names for the bike and followed suit with their other model nomenclatures. The bikes are now 8.x DS where "DS" stands for "dual sport." The bikes still have the "Gary Fisher Collection" label on them.