| Well, I did it and signed the contract after prolonged negotiations. Got the price I wanted with side-panniers added in at cost and the dealer said he would throw in a few up-river salmon (protected here, but his family has a license to catch a few) Need to figure out how I will prepare them though.
Went down to the dealer on my road bike (27 speed) in proper bike regalia (padded lycra shorts and cleated shoes). The dealer said he had a ST3 ready for me to ride, just to see what they are like. SO, I hopped on with a proper helmet and my lycra/spd combination and drove around town for about an hour. Good fun on the bike, but even more fun looking at people look at me, Funniest guy was out in front of his house washing a Monster. he heard me coming and then dropped his jaw as I passed. Must have thought bloody Yanks have no sense of proper riding attire!
Pick the yellow monster (sic) up on the 11th! How can I wait.
PS THanks again for all your advice! Loaded up on insect repellant. | 
28-Nov-2004, 03:11 
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