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jrob_bent Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 953	Re: My new ride. Reply #15 - Jan 4^th, 2019, 11:26pm The SLR arrived about 5:30 pm today. At 11:13 tonight I bought a Morciglio M1! Yahoo!
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Reply #16 - Jan 5^th, 2019, 9:46am

Quote from jrob_bent on Jan 4^th, 2019, 11:26pm:

The SLR arrived about 5:30 pm today. At 11:13 tonight I bought a Morciglio M1! Yahoo!

Jerry, since the original owner advertised the M1 for local pickup, are you driving all the way to Seattle to get it? Or, were you able to convince him to ship it? Will be interesting to see which is the fastest bike - the NoCom or the M1.

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Reply #17 - Jan 5^th, 2019, 8:29pm

Quote from jayg on Jan 5^th, 2019, 9:46am:

Quote from jrob_bent on Jan 4^th, 2019, 11:26pm:

The SLR arrived about 5:30 pm today. At 11:13 tonight I bought a Morciglio M1! Yahoo!

Jerry, since the original owner advertised the M1 for local pickup, are you driving all the way to Seattle to get it? Or, were you able to convince him to ship it? Will be interesting to see which is the fastest bike - the NoCom or the M1.

His car isn't big enough to get the M1 in. I contacted a local trike shop there and will have them pick it up and ship it. I would rather pay $400 for them to do that than pay $800+ and the 4,600 miles for me driving out there. That is how I got it, everyone was scared off by no shipping. Heck, I would have paid the owner to rent a U-haul truck if I had to! Some Uber driver even said he would fold down the seats in his van and pick it up and deliver it for me. There is always an option around people who will not ship!

I think the speed will be very close.

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jrob_bent Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 953	Re: My new ride. Reply #18 - Jan 6^th, 2019, 7:58pm Got it put together and have about 20 miles on it. It is everything that has been said about it. Man can it take a corner.
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jrob_bent Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 953	Re: My new ride. Reply #19 - Jan 6^th, 2019, 7:59pm Quote from jrob_bent on Jan 6^th, 2019, 7:58pm: Got it put together and have about 20 miles on it. It is everything that has been said about it. Man can it take a corner. http://i.imgur.com/Mcf94aP.jpg
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jayg Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 4204	Re: My new ride. Reply #20 - Jan 6^th, 2019, 10:31pm Quote from jrob_bent on Jan 6^th, 2019, 7:58pm: Got it put together and have about 20 miles on it. It is everything that has been said about it. Man can it take a corner. http://i.imgur.com/Mcf94aP.jpg Does it have 16" wheels all the way around?
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Reply #21 - Jan 7^th, 2019, 6:23am

Quote from jayg on Jan 6^th, 2019, 10:31pm:

Quote from jrob_bent on Jan 6^th, 2019, 7:58pm:

Got it put together and have about 20 miles on it. It is everything that has been said about it. Man can it take a corner.

http://i.imgur.com/Mcf94aP.jpg

Does it have 16" wheels all the way around?

Yes it does Jay. I need to buy some Scorcher 120's for it. These tires are worn out. I was suppose to get 3 new tires and a few other things that wasn't in the box! I guess when it takes 14 days to pack it up and ship, you are bound to forget something. Grin

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jrob_bent Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 953	Re: My new ride. Reply #22 - Jan 7^th, 2019, 6:25am Two Kojak's on the front and a Comet on the rear.
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jayg Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 4204	Re: My new ride. Reply #23 - Jan 7^th, 2019, 9:53am Quote from jrob_bent on Jan 7^th, 2019, 6:25am: Two Kojak's on the front and a Comet on the rear. The SLR will be a rocket with Scorcher 120's all the way around. I'll never have anything but Scorchers on my Aero.
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jrob_bent Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 953	Re: My new ride. Reply #24 - Jan 7^th, 2019, 4:20pm Quote from jayg on Jan 7^th, 2019, 9:53am: Quote from jrob_bent on Jan 7^th, 2019, 6:25am: Two Kojak's on the front and a Comet on the rear. The SLR will be a rocket with Scorcher 120's all the way around. I'll never have anything but Scorchers on my Aero. I agree Jay.
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Reply #25 - Jan 7^th, 2019, 7:19pm

My other new ride! A John Morciglio M1. The guy wouldn't ship but I found a bike shop two blocks from his house. The owner of the shop sent someone over and he walked the M1 back to the shop. Just got off the phone with the shop and they will have it boxed and ready to go tomorrow. I'll use shipbikes.com and should have it one day next week.

Here's a video of John Morciglio riding it no hands down hill!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA-w_uWr944

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jrob_bent Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 953	Re: My new ride. Reply #26 - Jan 10^th, 2019, 2:10pm The M1 is on the way! I had to use uship.com because the shop had it in a 93" x 17" x 31" box which is too large for all carriers. Should be here by Wednesday. Paul Brown, do you want to ride it?
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aikigreg Moderator recumbent ninja Posts: 3685	Re: My new ride. Reply #27 - Jan 14^th, 2019, 11:06am It's a good ride. Very similar to nocom but not as plush. You should have bought the Tica though.
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Reply #28 - Jan 14^th, 2019, 10:11pm

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It's a good ride. Very similar to nocom but not as plush. You should have bought the Tica though.

I think I bought the best bike, at least for me. The NoCom is very fast and Mike Mowett and Larry Oslund are hard to beat on the M1 or Arrowheads. I have learned how to repair carbon fiber. It is just like fiberglass, just more expensive. The NoCom will be like new again in a few more weeks. Now to see which color really is faster. Black or red!

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Reply #29 - Jan 15^th, 2019, 8:20am

Quote from jrob_bent on Jan 14^th, 2019, 10:11pm:

Quote from aikigreg on Jan 14^th, 2019, 11:06am:

It's a good ride. Very similar to nocom but not as plush. You should have bought the Tica though.

I think I bought the best bike, at least for me. The NoCom is very fast and Mike Mowett and Larry Oslund are hard to beat on the M1 or Arrowheads. I have learned how to repair carbon fiber. It is just like fiberglass, just more expensive. The NoCom will be like new again in a few more weeks. Now to see which color really is faster. Black or red!

Red is fastest. Just ask Johnnybent. Cheesy

The M1 is beautiful bike.

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