I rode the hot-off-the-line Pocket Rocket Pro Petite 60 miles from Sutherlin back to Eugene. The bike sports the new Shimano Capreo 9-tooth cog, so the dinner-plate sized chainrings you've come to know and love can now be a thing of the past...
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The bike almost fits me - I need a slightly shorter stem made, and *ouch* a softer seat.
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I'd probably be better off with the Terry dropbars for women, which were on backorder when the bike was out together. Then I could make full use of those drops!
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Nothing like a nice empty road to get use to the smaller-than-small turning circle!
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Hmmm .. I think I need to get serious cycling shoes to match this serious bike...
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16 spokes on each wheel - who needs all that extra heavy metal when you weigh under 100 lbs (um, that's before the Mexican meal at Si, Casa Flores in Sutherlin...
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That's a Vaude Hi-Tail seatpost bag on the back - a metric century's worth of kit and no drag! ($80 from Bike Friday)
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It weighs around 19lbs with a Shimano 105/Capreo setup. As light at 15lbs if you want to lighten your purse....
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OK, I like it. In fact, I like it even more than my Dura-Ace Crusoe. Small is beautiful....
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