I’m still dreaming of a new mountain-bike, and have been dragging the Moosling through all the local bike stores to look at the 2011 bikes that are arriving. The Giant Anthem W? The Giant Anthem 29er? A Santa Cruz Juliana?
With all the snow and cold weather recently, the trails are still thoroughly covered though, so the pending visit of the Bike Fairy is not yet urgent.
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The baby isn’t bikedreaming, Doctor, you are!
Yes he is! He has to go into bike shops with me and look at the bikes too.
And while you are looking at bikes he could be dreaming of …this http://www.flickr.com/photos/53755856@N07/5500346764/
I was thinking of doing an alternate version – maybe I need to provide a copy with blank thought bubbles for everyone to compose as they wish.
Dyon loves his 29er – try out some 29ers. :)
I’m tempted to go 29er, as they sound fun (most people who are anti-29er seem to be all “But the Mathematics of it! It’s simply not logical! Now imagine if you will, a bike with 40″ wheels…” – the problem is that I’ll want to buy something before all the snow has all melted and everything is totally dry. Because that won’t be until about June probably. And I don’t think the bike shops are too keen on letting you take out nice clean bikes to test ride in mud and slush. So I might have to pick a bike based on hopping on it in the shop and imagining reeeeally hard.
It is quite frustrating not being able to test ride bikes properly. I rode my chosen one around the lanes for 15 minutes – not really comparable to singletrack.
But there are a few companies/distributers over her in Oz that allow better test rides: I was able to have a women’s Specialized for a weekend (to conclude it didn’t suit me) and I have heard that Trek get bikes into a shop in your size to trial properly. Dyon wants to try out the Paragon, he really liked that one.
So I would surprised if both those two didn’t do something similar in your neck of the woods. :)
You know you want a Surly Pugsley!…=-)
Oh, but of course I do! Actually, maybe one of the other snow bikes that are out there these days. But now would be a terrible time to get one, all the snow is leaving – I’d have to go and find a beach to ride on :)