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Why Divano? Because some think comfort, quality and sportiness in a road bike might be a good thing. A little money left over isn't bad either.

Novara Divano Bike – 2009

It had everything I was asking for!

Gift: No

Pros: Comfortable, Good Geometry, Handles Well, Lightweight

Cons: Poor Components

Best Uses: Casual Riding, Exercising, Commuting

Describe Yourself: Casual Cyclist

I’m new to road cycling. I’ve been riding a TREK 7600 (a few years old–I bartered on Craigslist for it) and I’ve been spending a few bucks here and there trying to fix it up. I road it to my office on a daily basis for about 4 months, until I noticed it was too slow.

When I finally decided to buy a new bicycle, I walked into REI and a gentleman by the name Seth, asked me what I wanted to do, how long I had been riding, and what I am looking for.

Well he recommended the Novara Divano, since I am still new, and I’d be able to upgrade any parts on it and save 20% on my purchase if I became an REI member.

The bicycle road well when I test drove it, and since I slapped new pedals and and got used to the tight spandex like gear, it’s been a great ride!

I’ve riden about 50 miles so far and only had it a few days, and I think the only problem I’ve had is getting used to the clip-in pedals and the shifters. The shifting is feeling sticky, put it’s probably just the break-in period.

Has everything I asked for. Could be a bit lighter, maybe some higher end components, but I can’t complain for the price I scored this thing at! I even had cash left to get shorts, jersey, shoes, pedals, and a few other accessories!

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IE 7 does not support z-index in css. What the crap?!
Yes this sucks, because I was recently making a Flash template for a client’s MySpace layout and now it works on all browsers except IE7. I’m going to try and find a way around it though, maybe like those Flash Templates people are using on MySpace. I’ll have to rip one off probably…why? Click thrus in Flash don’t work on MySpace. I can’t use a getURL command to navigate. How crappy is that!!!

Every designer and programmer I know supports Firefox. I’m recently changing to Opera because of some reviews I read that it’s the only browser that can pass the Acid2 test–the New Firefox 3 also passed the test–so I’m going to give Opera a shot. I’ve also been reading around that a lot of user have issues with loading MySpace on their browsers on a MAC, not sure why though. I fly through MySpace on a windows computer–testing purposes only–but I have the hardest time on my MacPro.

What a pain in the ass styling issues can be.
I’m going to try and help spread some good by posting up some good hacks and ways to work around most of the styling issues through different browsers, hopefully they can be some solution to you as I’ve applied them.