My sweet new Cervelo! (In case you don't hit the tri forum.)

Well, I FINALLY get to post one of these... "Look at my new bike"... threads! :D

This is my Cervelo One. I can't decide what to name her. I thought of "Yellow Jacket". But that sounds kind of *mean*, and I'm not a hammer-head rider.

Hhhhuuummmm?

Oh well, I took her for her first 13 miles today. I got in aero maybe for a total of .50 miles of that! :( It was scary. Tri bikes are so much lighter on the front and it's hard to stay straight in aero position. I am sure I will get use to it over time.

Otherwise, she felt FAST! I can't wait till I have the confidence to rider her like she's stolen ;) .

My next goal... to get a new road bike to replace my Trek 1000. HA!

Finally... my Dad bought my pedals... my Mom bought my saddle, and my boyfriend bought:

* A wireless bike computer
* A tool bag with all the goodies needed to change a flat
* New bar tape (the red was horrible looking)
* A water bottle cage
* A new seat post
* The fitting!

As you can see, my dear sweet boyfriend was very generous. I have all I could of dreamed of for Christmas!

Gorgeous bike! Love that black and yellow.

Absolutely stunning! I know you'll enjoy many happy miles together.
How about "Bumblebee"?

Lovely ride! I'm digging those Pittsburg colors (black & yellow/gold). You could name her Terry (Bradshaw) or Roberto/a (Clemente). Although I think Bad JuJu is on to something w/Bumblebee because when I first saw the photo, I thought "BEE BIKE." "Sting" could be a good alternative.

She's beautiful! My DP just bought me aero bars and a tri seatpost for my Kestrel Talon so I can shift from road to TT position. It's fabulous, but I can dream of a setup like yours!

On the bee theme, how about "Buzz." ? Or maybe Buzz for the not-taking-itself-seriously days and Sting for when it's time to kick a$$?:D

Beautiful bike! And it fits well, right? It looks like it does - I was confident that it was your size! The first couple of times in aero position is quite unnerving -and having to jump back to the bullhorns to hit the brakes, etc. Over time it'll all be second nature, just keep practicing.

I took Speedy (my Cervelo) out on a long ride yesterday. It was his first since this summer b/c I've been riding Ruby a lot lately (my road bike) - and it took a few minutes to not swerve and weave while getting used to the aero position again, and I've been riding tri bikes for a few years now! The first few times you ride in the aero position on longer rides, you'll probably get a sore neck, maybe sore back. But once your body gets used to it, they'll be no more soreness.

Oh, and I like the name "Sting" that was suggested earlier :cool:

Congrats on the new bike and have fun!!

What a awesome-cool bike. Lots of good names suggested. I do like yellow jacket. Have many wonderful miles on her.

Velobambina "Lovely ride! I'm digging those Pittsburg colors (black & yellow/gold). You could name her Terry (Bradshaw) or Roberto/a (Clemente)."

or "The Bus" as long as we're going all football. :p
That could be fun as in:
"what bike are you bringing to the ride?"
"oh, I'll just bring 'the Bus'"
"We'll do an easy ride then" Image of heavy yellow steel (ahem) bike;)
you show up with :eek:

Beautiful bike! Congratulations.

KB

Since your bike is such a sweet ride - how about buttercup??

It is absolutely beautiful and very intimidating to see coming up and passing you!!! Hope it is as fast as it looks - I am sure it is.

Enjoy enjoy enjoy!!

Debi

Purdy bike!

I have a dark charcoal/yellow bike and have the underseat bike bag shown on the far right of this picture. It matches perfectly! :D

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Originally Posted by Gowest

Since your bike is such a sweet ride - how about buttercup??

It is absolutely beautiful and very intimidating to see coming up and passing you!!! Hope it is as fast as it looks - I am sure it is.

Enjoy enjoy enjoy!!

Debi

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Buttercup sounds nice!

Thanks for all the kind words and compliments ladies. She was so much fun to ride... I hate having to wait till Sunday to do it again!

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Originally Posted by Lifesgreat

Purdy bike!

I have a dark charcoal/yellow bike and have the underseat bike bag shown on the far right of this picture. It matches perfectly! :D

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Too cute! That would match my bike perfectly!

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Originally Posted by Trek420

or "The Bus" as long as we're going all football. :p
That could be fun as in:
"what bike are you bringing to the ride?"
"oh, I'll just bring 'the Bus'"
"We'll do an easy ride then" Image of heavy yellow steel (ahem) bike;)
you show up with :eek:

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HA! Very funny! :D

It's beautiful. I'm envious! :p
how about "golddigger" :)