I joined the Optibike Clan Too!
- Thread starter Greg A
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I've been reading your posts/experiences with your bike before signing up as a member on here -
- they've been really helpful for me to learn more about this bike too, so thanks!
Reddy Kilowatt
Well-Known Member
Welcome Greg:
You are going to love the Allroad. I don't know if you've got hills in your neck of the woods, but if you do, rest assured; this whip is a climbing fool.
I've only put about 600 miles on the clock of my Grey Ghost since last Fall, but I rode him as much as I could this past Winter, as I got some studded Hakkapelliitas. Enjoying the nice weather now, though it's supposed to hit 31º F tonight.
I'm a bit of a nut-job, so I changed out the pedals, grips, and saddle, but Optibike did a nice job choosing good components here. And the electrical stuff is clearly top shelf.
Waiting 'til July is gonna' be a challenge, but it will be worth the wait I'm sure.
Glad to have another happy Allroader (Allroadist?) in the croo'.
Happy trails/Allen
You are going to love the Allroad. I don't know if you've got hills in your neck of the woods, but if you do, rest assured; this whip is a climbing fool.
I've only put about 600 miles on the clock of my Grey Ghost since last Fall, but I rode him as much as I could this past Winter, as I got some studded Hakkapelliitas. Enjoying the nice weather now, though it's supposed to hit 31º F tonight.
I'm a bit of a nut-job, so I changed out the pedals, grips, and saddle, but Optibike did a nice job choosing good components here. And the electrical stuff is clearly top shelf.
Waiting 'til July is gonna' be a challenge, but it will be worth the wait I'm sure.
Glad to have another happy Allroader (Allroadist?) in the croo'.
Happy trails/Allen
Reddy Kilowatt
Well-Known Member
I'm in the quiet corner of Connecticut. My commute takes me from Falls Village by the banks of the mighty Housatonic River to beautiful downtown Lakeville (pop. 928). I have three different ways to get to work, which I would characterize as hilly, hillier, and hilliest. Hillier is right behind my cottage and the shortest of the three, so that's the way I go.
The Grey Ghost climbs Brinton Hill Rd. from either side without even using the granny chainring.
So I start out with a half-mile climb of around 260 feet, then a spine-tingling descent, a couple miles of relatively flat terrain, and finally up and down the rest of the way in to work, where I fix broken Mac computers.
Allen
The Grey Ghost climbs Brinton Hill Rd. from either side without even using the granny chainring.
So I start out with a half-mile climb of around 260 feet, then a spine-tingling descent, a couple miles of relatively flat terrain, and finally up and down the rest of the way in to work, where I fix broken Mac computers.
Allen
Reddy;
That's pretty country for a commute.
My wife's family is in the South County part of Rhode Island, so I get back to your neck of the woods on occasion. I always look forward to it.
Good to hear about the hill capability - we have a lot of them as I mentioned.
Grench;
Believe me, I'm anxious to get it!
Maybe we'll all meet in the middle of the continent nearer you someday for a group ride!
That's pretty country for a commute.
My wife's family is in the South County part of Rhode Island, so I get back to your neck of the woods on occasion. I always look forward to it.
Good to hear about the hill capability - we have a lot of them as I mentioned.
Grench;
Believe me, I'm anxious to get it!
Maybe we'll all meet in the middle of the continent nearer you someday for a group ride!
Reddy Kilowatt
Well-Known Member
Yeah, it is nice country for bike commuting. I see more cows than cagers on my route. And the cagers—bless their hearts—wave at me (and I'm pretty sure they're not giving me the one finger salute.) Smooth roads too. I feel like I died and went to heaven, now that I've gotten a bike that can climb.
Allen
Allen
