My New Bike!!!

[Haudlady]

Yippee! I now have a road bike! After months of riding my Trek MTB on the roads, I have made the leap.
Now my MTB can do what it does best - ride on trails.

I am very excited. I now have a Cannondale R1000 Feminine - it has the dragonfly paint job.

We went for our first ride together on Monday (my birthday) - I have some things to learn!

Compared to my MTB, it is VERY responsive... and very fast! :cool:

I love it!:D

[KnottedYet]

Wow! Congratulations! What a beautiful bike!

[mimitabby]

that's very beautiful!
I hope it is as nice to ride as it is to look at. Glad to know that Cannondale is also making WSD bikes!

[Python]

Love the paint job:D

[Denise223]

Happy 'belated' birthday :D

And, WHAT A GORGEOUS BIKE !!!! Congratulations :D ...

Very pretty dragonfly paint job....

ENJOY HER!!

Peace & Love,

Denise

[Bad JuJu]

What a beauty! She looks fast and fun. Enjoy!

[Squeaky]

Congrats, that's a good lookin' bike! and I love the paint job!

[pooks]

GORGEOUS bike! Did you have to special order or did they have it in stock?

[Bicyclette]

'Wow!! What a gorgeous bike! Enjoy...Enjoy...Enjoy!!

[fatbottomedgurl]

Ohmygosh- gorgeous! And now you can keep the tire pressure on your mtb low.

[Jo-n-NY]

Congratulations and such a wonderful looking bike. I love dragonflies and the color is really pretty. You should really enjoy riding her!!!!

~ JoAnn

[Haudlady]

It was in stock... the end of the 2006 models, so I got it on sale. :D

I took everyone's advice here, and had a fit done before shopping around. A friend of DH is the manager at the LBS, and did a full Serotta fit for me... since I ended up buying from his shop, he didn't charge me for it!

I tried a number of different bikes at a couple of shops, but this one just felt right! Okay, so I have only ridden 27 miles so far... but so far so good! :cool:

There are Chinese characters on the seat tube - I emailed Cannondale for the translation: "Beautiful Woman."

[Bicyclette]

There are Chinese characters on the seat tube - I emailed Cannondale for the translation: "Beautiful Woman."

That makes it even better!!

[Bikingmomof3]

Happy Belated Birthday!

Congratulations on your new bike. It is lovely. Enjoy every ride. :)

[Haudlady]

Thanks, everybody!

fatbottomedgurl: "And now you can keep the tire pressure on your mtb low." Ha! This made me laugh - I took my MTB for a ride in the State Park a few weekends ago, and forgot to check the tire pressure before using it for my commute to work on the following Monday. :o Something just wasn't quite right... It proved to be a good reminder to check my pressure - I haven't forgotten since!

And, thanks for the birthday wishes too! I'm still a spring chicken, despite my birthday - I've just turned 31. I hope to have many many many years of riding left for me!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

What a beautiful Japanese-themed paint job!!!! I LOVE it!!!!

[Artisan]

I'm soooo jealous! I had just bought my cannondale road bike last year...then I saw that bike! I test rode one and almost sold mine to purchase one of those. It is one of the prettiest paint jobs I've ever seen. ENJOY!!!

[wannaduacentury]

What a lovely bike. I didn't know Cannondale makes WSD. and I love the paint color and dragonflies. Awesome :) Jennifer

Happy Belated Birthday-nice present :)

[TrekJeni]

What a wonderful bike! And happy birthday from someone that just turned 31 on the 7th.
Jeni

[margo49]

Beautiful!
Delicate colour and paint-job. So feminine (in a good way I mean)
Tail-winds to ya!

[kaybee]

Love, love, love the paint job!

KB

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Nice pocket doors too. ;)

[Haudlady]

Nice pocket doors too. ;)

Wow! You're observant. Yup - they are nice - I work in a restored Victorian. The four "walls" of my office are two sets of pocket doors, a huge picture window (which looks out into the parking lot of a burned-out restaurant, but you can't have everything), and a slate-and-tile fireplace with wooden mantel and mirror. :cool: Very lucky, I am. It's so much better than the cubicle I used to work in!

And the job's nice, too... and I can ride my (NEW NEW!!!) bike to work! :D

Happy birthday to you, too, Jeni! :)

[7rider]

Oooo, Ooooo....
You HAVE to get the Cannondale Dragonfly jersey to match!!!!!
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/product.aspx?baseno=24988&CN=Cannondale-Dragonfly-Cycling-Jersey---Short-Sleeve-For-Women
That would be too much!! :p
Love it! Beautiful bike!
Happy riding!

[Haudlady]

[QUOTE=Regina;127665]Oooo, Ooooo....
You HAVE to get the Cannondale Dragonfly jersey to match!!!!!
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/product.aspx?baseno=24988&CN=Cannondale-Dragonfly-Cycling-Jersey---Short-Sleeve-For-Women
That would be too much!! :p
QUOTE]

Oh, I am so tempted! I have been looking at that jersey for a while now. Unfortunately, I just blew my budget on the bike, so the jersey will have to wait. :(

I'm watching it though, in the desparate hope the price will drop!

[Xrayted]

Perrrty bike! I love that paint job. She looks fast too. So, whatcha gonna name her?

Happy belated birthday to ya!

Cindy

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

You must pick a pretty Japanese name for her! All that bamboo and dragonfly and pale watery aqua blue....