Spoiling myself

[Moosh]

Selfish, oh yes! Am I worth it, Damn yes :-)

Hello, Moosh here! I have been riding about on a very nice Giant, my second ever new bike, since 2011, and I have now recently acquired a new 'grown up' bike, with a pink theme going through It, my favourite colour! It's my first ever try on a drop handle bike, and so far, the two times I have been on it has been fun. My new Specialized Dolce Elite, she's pretty

Now to wait for some good weather!

 

[cyberknight]

Very nice, you just need pink tyres now

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

lovely looking bike, needs black bar tape though imho

 

[ianrauk]

Very nice.

 

[AndyRM]

lovely looking bike, needs black bar tape though imho

Normally I would agree, but I think in this instance the grey brings out the Specialised decal quite nicely.

Lovely looking bike either way!

 

[MrJamie]

Maybe some nice pink ribbons too?

 

[Easytigers]

You never know...tomorrow might bring a beautiful sunny day

 

[e-rider]

Black bar tape, pink stripe tyres and lose the wheel reflectors (unless you really need them) - nice!

 

[Kies]

Pink bar tape and lose the wheel reflectors. Lovely bike all said and done. Enjoy it

 

[Cycleops]

Didn't realise there were so many 'bike designers' on here. The reflectors need to go. Have fun.

 

[Moosh]

Thanks for all your comments! Some great ideas, and if I chose to use all of them then I may have to change my name to Barbie! :-) but I think I will just keep it as it is, (my cycling jacket is a gorgeous raspberry colour as well) I don't want to over do it.

 

[e-rider]

Thanks for all your comments! Some great ideas, and if I chose to use all of them then I may have to change my name to Barbie! :-) but I think I will just keep it as it is, (my cycling jacket is a gorgeous raspberry colour as well) I don't want to over do it.

you still need to ditch the wheel reflectors and pie plate though - get some new pedals too.

 

[Psyclist]

Nice ride

 

[Moosh]

you still need to ditch the wheel reflectors and pie plate though - get some new pedals too.

Now funny you should mention pedals. I was thinking a grown up bike needs grown up pedals. I have been told two schools of thought 1) dual pedals, one side flat other side clippies. Pro - I can chose when to clip in or not, more power for going faster, no slipping off pedals. Cons 50% chance of not clipping in, falling off at traffic lights by not in clipping (I don't like pain!)

Any suggestions will be very helpful in my choice of pedals, as soon as I get some more practice on my bike :-)

 

[Diggs]

If you have the choice of flat and clip, especially if you go for SPD, you can use the flat to get away and flip to the clip side once you are off and running - I find these pedals very handy in traffic. These aren't the lightest but a nice compromise if you just want to use ordinary shoes too http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/PESHA530/shimano_a530_spd_pedals