I’ve been doing research for the last week on mountain bikes and I was overwhelmed by the number of bikes that I wouldn’t mind having, but to choose just one was tough.
But in the end the choice was easy. I really wanted my new bike to fit in the back of my hatchback. I wanted a folding bike and the Dahon brand seemed to be a good brand for that. I looked and looked and finally found one shop that had the bike I wanted in stock, the Zero G. I picked it up today.
My new MTB is home
Is that thing pretty or what?
Folding/unfolding takes 5 seconds
My new Shimano ladies MTB shoes with cleats
So many choices, I picked Crank Brothers Egg Beaters for pedals
More mods, new grips and a gel seat too
Then my mom and I took a short ride since it was 100+ degrees today, I’m melting, I’m melting. She rode my old Mongoose and I rode my new Dahon. All I can say is WOW, I love this bike.
She went home and I continued to ride for another two hours. I’m going to have a lot of fun with this thing.
Cooling off after the ride
Some pretty flowers on the bicycle trail
Nice looking bike. Pwetty flowers!
ReplyDeleteMainly wanted to comment on the new pedals. I have Eggbeaters just like those on my mtb. You're gonna love them!
Thanks, I love this bike :)
ReplyDeleteYea, I’ve never used cleats before and the sales guy assured me that these egg beaters would be the easiest since you never have to look down at the pedal or adjust it to face your cleats. I looked at 4 other styles and I chose those, thinking they would work out the best for me.
It did take some getting used to, of course yesterday was my first day. I had to make two emergency stops and I almost fell over twice since I was stuck to the pedals, but just as I was about to fall over I managed to yank one of my shoes out and save it. I just kept forgetting that my shoes were attached to the bike LOL