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hey ladies.. where your 'bikes' at?? want feed back

I ride a fixed gear bike mostly just around town, however, I do longer rides as well, out of the city to go camping or to find the next best beer. 40+ mile rides one way etc.

Well now I am looking into purchasing a geared bike.. Yes ladies.. I said GEARED bike!!! So in saying this I want to hear  from all of you about your road or touring bikes or in general about your geared bike. What brand you have, what you love or hate about it, anything you have to share. And some guiding suggestions to help me in my hunt for the best bike for me. I will be using it for longer rides and for carrying my camping gear more efficiently this year. Just a side note.. I am only 5"1 so I am pretty limited to frames as well.

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Permalink Reply by Trachea on March 29, 2010 at 1:38pm
Shar;

I hope you do go check out the Surly that Alex Wilson has at West Town Bikes (also a place where the mechanics aren't condescending to women). I was considering a Surly, but ended up choosing a bianchi instead. For sure the Surly has more street cred than label whore bikes (like my Bianchi). Nice green color too.
Permalink Reply by shar on March 29, 2010 at 2:54pm
i did go check it out on friday and it fits fabulously so now i own it!!!! I named him rover grover.
thanks everyone for all your amazing imput, direction and suggestions. it helped immensely!
Trachea said:
Shar;

I hope you do go check out the Surly that Alex Wilson has at West Town Bikes (also a place where the mechanics aren't condescending to women). I was considering a Surly, but ended up choosing a bianchi instead. For sure the Surly has more street cred than label whore bikes (like my Bianchi). Nice green color too.
Permalink Reply by BalloonBiker on March 29, 2010 at 3:05pm
Yay!!! Congrats on the new bike!!
Permalink Reply by dan brown on March 29, 2010 at 4:15pm
we forgot to properly baptize it yesterday (while we had mimosas and bloody marys...dammit).

maybe we can immerse it in Humboldt Park Mead soon ???

DB

jamimaria said:
Yay!!! Congrats on the new bike!!
Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on March 29, 2010 at 5:06pm
I love a thread with a happy ending. Congratulations Shar!
Permalink Reply by A.K.A Paul on March 29, 2010 at 8:12pm
Rapid Transit had a (very) small LHT at the swap meet. They may still have it. Not sure what size it is but I say very small because I take a 62mm frame.

Bikefreeek said:
Ciclo Urbano has this Long 'Small' Trucker for sale...


It's a 2009 42cm with 26" wheels and a mix of Deore XT and 105 with Avid brakes and other nicely selected parts. It has less than 500 miles on it and was donated because it was too small for the guy who originally owned it. It was a little on the big side for Julie, but I think you're a little taller than she is. It's a real steal at $850 and we'd be happy to set it up with racks and fenders for you and throw in the labor for installation at no charge. Come check it out! 2459 W. Division St.
Permalink Reply by Duppie on March 29, 2010 at 8:22pm
Wooohooo! Another Surly fanboy fangirl in the making!

I am sure you're going to love it
Permalink Reply by Bikefreeek on March 29, 2010 at 10:49pm
Not Nathan Fillion (aka Paul) said:
Rapid Transit had a (very) small LHT at the swap meet. They may still have it. Not sure what size it is but I say very small because I take a 62mm frame.

Actually, this is the bike that Shar has now (congrats, sorry I wasn't around at the time). We were right next to Rapid Transit at the Bike Swap and things were spilling over.
Permalink Reply by spacemodular on March 29, 2010 at 10:54pm
Confirmed! We can get new Long Small Truckers and other small bikes as well, if you can't find a quality used version at Ciclo Urbano.

Bikefreeek said:
Not Nathan Fillion (aka Paul) said:
Rapid Transit had a (very) small LHT at the swap meet. They may still have it. Not sure what size it is but I say very small because I take a 62mm frame.

Actually, this is the bike that Shar has now (congrats, sorry I wasn't around at the time). We were right next to Rapid Transit at the Bike Swap and things were spilling over.
Permalink Reply by spacemodular on March 29, 2010 at 10:56pm
Oh and congratulations Shar! A very nice bike indeed!
Permalink Reply by Natalie on March 30, 2010 at 8:50am
Wait, how does Surly have more street cred than Bianchi? Discuss...

Trachea said:
Shar;

I hope you do go check out the Surly that Alex Wilson has at West Town Bikes (also a place where the mechanics aren't condescending to women). I was considering a Surly, but ended up choosing a bianchi instead. For sure the Surly has more street cred than label whore bikes (like my Bianchi). Nice green color too.
Permalink Reply by GabeW (not the other Gabe) on March 30, 2010 at 1:04pm
my wife had a bianchi (43cm); crashed it and bent the frame. She now has a Surly Pacer with the components from the bianchi. We haven't noticed the streets giving her any more/less credit, but with interests rates these days....who would want it :)

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