OOS MOGA

[serviceguy]

Just wait until you actually marry her, every concession includes a price to be paid whether it is stated or not!!!

Usually following a lecture on how there's no money to spare, but as soon as you get permission to buy a bike then she needs to buy something else to compensate! Sounds familiar anyone?

 

[kbajaj]

Dammit! I got competition...
It's my 1st ST so not sure what to expect but I am in for the fun of it. Don't be surprised if you see on the side of the trail eating a quarter pounder with cheese with a side of fries and taking pics

Beginner question- what's ST? If they take slow as a snail riders I'll join

 

[Mr. E Man]

Whoa... Congrats! What did you get? Coming out on Saturday's gravel ride?

Defy advance pro1 (wanted the pro 0) and for gravel got the revolt advanced 2. I may return it and get the advanced 0.
Haven’t gotten the gravel bike yet. Hopefully I’ll have it by the D&R canal ride

 

[Paul H]

Beginner question- what's ST? If they take slow as a snail riders I'll join

Short Track
https://www.bikereg.com/daves-not-here-short-track-series-2

There are a lot more stuff going on on MTBNJ than OOS

 

[Paul H]

Defy advance pro1 (wanted the pro 0) and for gravel got the revolt advanced 2. I may return it and get the advanced 0.
Haven’t gotten the gravel bike yet. Hopefully I’ll have it by the D&R canal ride

I am green with envy

 

[Mr. E Man]

I am green with envy

I almost bought another Santa Cruz... but I stopped myself. The 2019 color schemes are on point

 

[Paul H]

I almost bought another Santa Cruz... but I stopped myself. The 2019 color schemes are on point

Giant makes good bikes
I had a fleet of Giants.... a Defy, Talon and a Trance
The Trance I had was a 2 and AL and it wasn't that much heavier than my current Hightower.... 2lbs I think?

Only thing I can comment on... is that you should have unified on the brakes. Meaning either all SRAM or Shimano. It would make maintenance easier so that you don't have to get 2 different sets of bleed kits... but if you just send them off to your LBS, then it doesn't matter. Either way.... I am jealous!

 

[Mr. E Man]

Giant makes good bikes
I had a fleet of Giants.... a Defy, Talon and a Trance
The Trance I had was a 2 and AL and it wasn't that much heavier than my current Hightower.... 2lbs I think?

Only thing I can comment on... is that you should have unified on the brakes. Meaning either all SRAM or Shimano. It would make maintenance easier so that you don't have to get 2 different sets of bleed kits... but if you just send them off to your LBS, then it doesn't matter. Either way.... I am jealous!

A lot of people hate on Giant too.

 

[A Potted Plant]

A lot of people hate on Giant too.

Same with 5010s lol

 

[A Potted Plant]

@BPaze I'm gonna sneak around Mahlon later today I might go there the ground has firmed up around my parts

 

[qclabrat]

soo.. after buying 2 bikes... my fiancé says to me “good, now I can have many weekends at day spas”

If you don't need to go, that's a win in my page. I've been married for 20, MrsQ spent two weeks in Malaysia spaing. Me, I had 2 frames delivered while away...

 

[qclabrat]

Usually following a lecture on how there's no money to spare, but as soon as you get permission to buy a bike then she needs to buy something else to compensate! Sounds familiar anyone?

What's yours buying to match the Fugitive. Sounds expensive

 

[qclabrat]

A lot of people hate on Giant too.

Their awesome, I'd buy one over a Trex or Splash anyday

 

[BPaze]

@BPaze I'm gonna sneak around Mahlon later today I might go there the ground has firmed up around my parts

Any chance of me riding this weekend may be out the window. We had birds in the wall of my mud room so I now need to gut the mudroom the redo all the sheetrock and patch any holes that allow access to the area. Buy a home they said... It's great they said

 

[Paul H]

A lot of people hate on Giant too.

Perceived value imo
Giants are slightly cheaper than their counterparts. More money doesn't necessarily equate better quality.

 

[serviceguy]

What's yours buying to match the Fugitive. Sounds expensive

Actually, a bunch of things for the house, expensive. I'm lucky, she takes really good care of me, I really shouldn't complain....

 

[TimBay]

Any chance of me riding this weekend may be out the window. We had birds in the wall of my mud room so I now need to gut the mudroom the redo all the sheetrock and patch any holes that allow access to the area. Buy a home they said... It's great they said

Just drill a couple holes, spray some bleach and fabreeze, cover the holes with pictures of the wife and kids and Robert's your father's brother.

That sucks dude. Birds are stupid.

 

[serviceguy]

Any chance of me riding this weekend may be out the window. We had birds in the wall of my mud room so I now need to gut the mudroom the redo all the sheetrock and patch any holes that allow access to the area. Buy a home they said... It's great they said

We can swap duties if you want, I need to re-plumb the water main line in the crawlspace, with the cave crickets and the chipmunks...

 

[rick81721]

I almost bought another Santa Cruz... but I stopped myself. The 2019 color schemes are on point

Does anyone really buy bikes based on color scheme? That's the last thing I care about.

 

[Mr. E Man]

Does anyone really buy bikes based on color scheme? That's the last thing I care about.

Haha maybe someone out there