Hello from Lakes Region, NH

[Stumpy]

Please allow myself to introduce... myself...

My name's Mike, I live in Franklin NH, and ride both road and mtb. Been riding bikes all my life, but mtn biking since '95. I have an old '95 steel frame Trek mtn bike that I use for winter riding / commuting, a 2000 Specialized Stumpjumper M2 Comp mtn bike that I ride and race locally, and a 2003 Scattante R-650 road bike that I just got last month.

I've tried a few different cycling forums in the past, but there always seems to be a "click" of people that post like 200 times a day (don't they have jobs?), and I've yet to find a place where you really feel welcome. Hopefully this will be the place, and I can stop looking!

Anyway, just wanted to say hi. If anyone lives nearby and wants to hook up for a ride I'm always looking for someone to ride with!!!

-Mike

Hello Mike,

Welcome.

We usually take it easy on the newbies. Be aware of smart ass comments and dont take offence. Avoid at all costs the subject of religion.

have fun

bill

[AA]

Welcome Stumpy

[nhiker]

Welcome Stumpy, I used to work up there in Franklin, wasn't sure but I figured there had to be some good riding up that way welcome!

NH

[Adam]

Welcome Mike! How do you like your new Scattante road bike? I've been eyeing those Supergo road bike specials for a while now...

-Adam

[spoon]

Hello mike welcome

[Jisch]

Connecticut here...

Welcome Mike!

John

[Mt.A TODD]

Hi Stumpy!, I am a sarcastic a**hole 90% of the time, and I'm always in a bad mood. Welcome Aboard!

I was just riding kind'of up there last Sunday Stumpy! MtMorgan & the Crawford Ridgepole trail with my buddies Record, Ian and Billy. Good Riding!

later, Toddski

[EVIL BOTA]

Het Stumpy,


You will feel right at home here if you like useless drivel and an occasional good piece of advice on bikes,parts and rides.. J/K I've Meet alot of good people here and have ridden with half dozen or so of them. Great if you are looking for different places and peeps to ride with

Good Luck!

Evil gimp

[radair]

Hi Stumpy!, I am a sarcastic a**hole 90% of the time, and I'm always in a bad mood. Welcome Aboard!

I was just riding kind'of up there last Sunday Stumpy! MtMorgan & the Crawford Ridgepole trail with my buddies Record, Ian and Billy. Good Riding!

later, Toddski


Yo - give me beta on ridng in that area, please. Someday I'll find the time to get my ass out of this valley.....

[Stumpy]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!



Welcome Mike! How do you like your new Scattante road bike? I've been eyeing those Supergo road bike specials for a while now...

-Adam
Adam, I absolutely love it! It can be hard to make sure a road bike fits you properly without riding it, so mail ordering a bike made me a little nervous. What I did was find a bike that fit me really well, then I just made sure the frame geometry of the R-650 was what I needed. I ended up with the 60cm frame, and figured that even if I needed to replace the stem to get the exact fit, I still made out like a bandit getting a full Ultegra / Aluminum frame w/ carbon fork / 19 lb bike for $995, and that was with a free Bell Ghisallo helmet!!! The bike came in perfect condition, and even had a little bottle of touch up paint in the box! It came mostly assembled, but I went through it top to bottom to make sure every bolt was tight (I highly recommend this step - I found a few things that needed tweaking).

For the good stuff... The bike is soooooo smooth, light, and responsive. It's like your floating on air (well, when you hit a bump you really feel it, but when you're on smooth pavement it's like floating on air). I'm still not completely used to the shifting, but I'm getting better. I was worried that the frame and wheels might flex alot since I'm 6'3"- 205 lbs., but the bike is amazingly stiff. I still don't really care for riding around traffic either, but when I get it out on the back roads it's really sweet. The nice thing about a road bike is when you get done a ride, all you have to do is lube the chain and put it away. Usually when I get done a mtn bike ride / race, I'm muddy and bleeding, and my bike is either broken or needs a few hours of TLC. I certainly won't ever give up riding off road, but it's really nice to have the option now.

Bottom line is that I would highly recommend this bike, just make sure you get sized up properly first.

Later,
-Mike