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jdviz Mushashi Rider & Sloshbuckler Posts: 57	My new Mushashi! Oct 8^th, 2011, 9:33pm My new mistress. The First Ride. Just finished installing the computer sensors.
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TonyWard Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 960	Re: My new Mushashi! Reply #1 - Oct 9^th, 2011, 8:01am I like orange. Very nice!
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johnnybent Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 1032	Re: My new Mushashi! Reply #2 - Oct 9^th, 2011, 2:51pm He could name it the Orange Crush...if he were a Denver fan.
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Patti Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 876	Re: My new Mushashi! Reply #3 - Oct 9^th, 2011, 5:18pm Congrats on the beautiful new bike. I saw them putting it together when I was by the shop on Friday. Didn't realize it was coming home to an RBENT rider.
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FlyingLaZBoy Moderator '16 ICE SprintX fs, '16 Rocket, '12 KHS Mocha Posts: 5803	Re: My new Mushashi! Reply #4 - Oct 9^th, 2011, 5:46pm You going to bring that pretty thang out to next Saturday's RBENT Airport Ride???
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jdviz Mushashi Rider & Sloshbuckler Posts: 57	Re: My new Mushashi! Reply #5 - Oct 9^th, 2011, 10:56pm I was thinking about it, but doing a 60 on a new bike I've only had a week scares me. Especially as I have sore muscles in odd places after only riding it this morning for the first time! LOL
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FlyingLaZBoy Moderator '16 ICE SprintX fs, '16 Rocket, '12 KHS Mocha Posts: 5803	Re: My new Mushashi! Reply #6 - Oct 10^th, 2011, 8:34pm Quote from jdviz on Oct 9^th, 2011, 10:56pm: I was thinking about it, but doing a 60 on a new bike I've only had a week scares me. Especially as I have sore muscles in odd places after only riding it this morning for the first time! LOL So meet us at Bicycles Plus in Coppell, and only do 33...
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Opus the Poet Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 1353	Re: My new Mushashi! Reply #7 - Oct 11^th, 2011, 12:12am Suggested name: (Orange) Julius.
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Re: My new Mushashi!
Reply #8 - Oct 11^th, 2011, 7:34am

Quote from jdviz on Oct 9^th, 2011, 10:56pm:

Especially as I have sore muscles in odd places after only riding it this morning for the first time! LOL

That'll teach you to stay out of those odd places, eh? Cheesy

If you don't use them already, might I recommend starting to use some sort of "clipless" shoe and pedal, to help keep your feet on the pedals? Keeping your feet up there wearing "regular" shoes will get tiring, and you'll get better pedaling efficiency. Just keep the clip/spring tension loose, so you can come out of them at a moment's notice -- gotta watch for the heelstrike issue!

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jdviz Mushashi Rider & Sloshbuckler Posts: 57	Re: My new Mushashi! Reply #9 - Oct 11^th, 2011, 2:05pm Yeah, we've been using clipless for a while now. It's actually easier to clip in to my speedplays on the musashi, than it was on the Sun. Couldn't even think about not having clipless anymore.
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jayg Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 4192	Re: My new Mushashi! Reply #10 - Oct 11^th, 2011, 4:00pm Congratulations! How about that SRAM Rival group on the bike? Is that is one sweet shifting combo or what? What are your first impressions of the bike? Jay G. Fellow Musashi Owner
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Reply #11 - Oct 11^th, 2011, 8:52pm

Overall, Amazing! Truly Amazing. And talk about FAST! I've spent the last 5 years on the Sun EZ-1s. I feel like a whole new world has opened up to me. I was passing cars today LOL!!

I didn't care much for the bar end shifters as they tried to disembowel me every time I turned sharply LOL. We ended up swapping my rear derailleur for the X-7 one, and the shifters for the X-7 trigger speed shifters, and I love them.

Handling is great, I managed to take my hands off the handlebar earlier today for about 10 seconds LOL. Oh, and did I mention fast?

Check out www.sloshbucklers.com for a running commentary. I'm sure I'll have a lot to say over the next couple of weeks.

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Reply #12 - Oct 11^th, 2011, 10:03pm

Quote from jdviz on Oct 11^th, 2011, 8:52pm:

Overall, Amazing! Truly Amazing. And talk about FAST! I've spent the last 5 years on the Sun EZ-1s. I feel like a whole new world has opened up to me. I was passing cars today LOL!!

I didn't care much for the bar end shifters as they tried to disembowel me every time I turned sharply LOL. We ended up swapping my rear derailleur for the X-7 one, and the shifters for the X-7 trigger speed shifters, and I love them.

Handling is great, I managed to take my hands off the handlebar earlier today for about 10 seconds LOL. Oh, and did I mention fast?

Check out www.sloshbucklers.com for a running commentary. I'm sure I'll have a lot to say over the next couple of weeks.

Yeah, the X7 rear derailleur/trigger shifter combo is really nice. Have it on my Baron.

You're a lot braver than I. I tried the hands-off maneuver for about 1 second.

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shellbear Posts: 476	Re: My new Mushashi! Reply #13 - Oct 21^st, 2011, 8:01pm That orange is swanky! Love it! :-D
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jman Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 644	Re: My new Mushashi! Reply #14 - Nov 4^th, 2011, 5:01pm Quote from shellbear on Oct 21^st, 2011, 8:01pm: That orange is swanky! Love it! :-D I love the orange and the bent, looks fast just sitting there.
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