5000 is Ready to Rock!

[Mechanic395]

Hey Dennis, I like the sound of "The Black Hole".  It's doubly appropriate as when I took the bike out for the first ride, I found that it attracted every loose particle of dust within miles!  That paint was leftover from repainting the bumper on my car and it seems to be holding up well.    

Bmwcarver - That makes sense, the shape is perfect.  Remember what they say, "You're only as old as you thin..., hmm, as you ..., as ... uhhhh, what was I talking about?"  

Carbon Angus - Since you brought it up, I'll tell you the x-link story.  I was approaching the limit of my budget for the bike, I knew I wanted as much black as possible, so, against the advice from Shovelon and others, I bought them.  They may be the first major swap-out once the $$ returns, but in the meantime, the "cool" factor, at least among non-K2-riders, is fantastic.  Not to mention that for now, they are lot better than what I'm used to.

My first ride, I caught up to two guys trying to cross a creek with steep banks.  They'd both stopped in the middle.  I came up slowly and I overheard one guy say "Let's see if bro can make it".  No pressure right?  Made it across the gravel bottom in extreme slow motion, powered up the bank and as I passed the lead guy he said "Radical forks!  What kind of bike is that?"  

That's got to be woirth $10 right there!