Five years ago, I would have told you riding a bicycle is weak, uncivilized, and not fitting of any human being. Today, I use a bicycle as my main mode of transportation and in recreation. I can count on one hand the number of times I have been in a car in the past 5 months. When I need to get somewhere long distance, I rely on public transport. However, the new ride is not for commuting, it is for racing. As cycling training for Ironman Australia reaches 100+ mile distances, I decided rolling a triathlon specific bicycle would be ideal. With than in mind, I searched every bicycle shop in NSW and Victoria for a deal on last years models. The search resulted with a 2008 Giant Trinity Alliance 2 for sale at Bates Bikes. The bike was 15% off and the thing rolls. The service at Bates is good and the service is friendly. For example, there was a crack in the internal cable routing inlet on the carbon part of the frame and they called their Giant dealer and have a replacement frame coming in right now. This differs from some of the attitudes that you can get from bike shops in the city. I put a 65 mile ride on the Trinity the day I took her home and am looking forward to many more long rides.
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6 replies on “A New Ride – Surry Hills, NSW, Australia”
Nice looking bike Cloud, I bought a mountain bike a few months ago myself.. So does the seat really sit that high above the bars? Man, I know nothing about bikes. I love ausssie country… More picks of what I’m missing. I’ll take a pic of a straight plate the next time I see one..
Shame on the nizzle that tries to run game on a darizzle…
It’s not that high anymore. I had the bike shop cut it down to my size. Man, I started shaking when they took a saw to the carbon seat post. When I get back around that way, we are going mountain biking
Nice Ride, what is your average commute? (to work from work)
There and back is about 7.5 miles. Not too bad.
“You ever take it off any sweet jumps?”
You need to fix it up with this:
http://site.protoculture.com/enlarge-images/T0020.html