I have a new bike....

Hi, everyone. My bike is in. I went to Minnesota a few weeks ago and selected a bike from my brother's shop. (Mike's Bikes, Northfield, Mn.) and now have under my tree a brand new 2007 Trek Pilot 2.1 WSD. Wow...I've never had a bike like this and just took it out for a test spin today.....adding a whopping 5 MPH to my overall speed which up til now was hovering around 10 MPH on my Trek Hybrid. I felt like I was on a starship...effortless peddling and aerodynamically right on the mark. I'm still getting used to the 30 gears so will reserve the mastering of the clipless pedals for another time. Perhaps next week. For the time being....I'm getting used to dropped handlebars....super skinny tires....and the overall feel of this wonderful machine.

Anyway....I've read your various posts on your new bikes....and can now share in the excitement of knowing what it's like to have a brand new, shiny, state of the art bike of my very own. I feel like a little kid.

Happy Holidays to all:
Maureen
Eustis, Florida

Maureen, that is WONDERFUL! I share in your joy over the feeling of that perfect machine under you, clicking and purring in it's glittering newness. :p

Oh, thank you Lisa. You said it far more eloquently than I....

...clicking and purring.

Pure poetry.

;)

Congratulations Maureen! BTW, I spent quite some time in Northfield, MN. :)

Wot Lisa sed...
Lovely
Tailwinds to ya

Congrats, there's nothing like that new bike glow. Please post a picture!

Makes you feel like a kid again, eh? The dropped bars and skinny tyres are easy to get used to, although I remember when I first got my Nishiki Prestige (which has a Terry-style smaller front wheel) that it felt very odd for about half an hour. And just wait until we get you into those vintage road bikes with stem or downtube friction shifters...sometimes I get back on my Specialized Dolce Elite and can't remember how to use the brifters for about 15 seconds or so because I have gotten so used to the friction shifters on the other bikes :D .

Just a little over a week to go and counting...

East Hill

Woo-hoo--new bike for Christmas! Isn't it exciting? We wanna see pix!

I think you're right to master one new skill at a time. I did the same with my new bike, spending some time getting used to using brifters vs. my old barend shifters, and holding off on the clipless pedals until about a month later. I still love my older touring bike, but I'm so much faster on my Bianchi Veloce that I had to check the calibration on my computer--I thought I couldn't possibly be going that fast. Guess what? I was!

Enjoy your new best friend!

Maureen, what a good girl you must have been. A new bike for Christmas is the best!:D Enjoy.

Awesome! the best Christmas gift ever!

I know you will just love it and become even more addicted than you are right now.
Look out world HERE COMES MAUREEN !

You are all too funny....love the various responses. We can certainly all relate to the joys of having a brand new shiny bike that performs miracles in spite of the ineptness of the rider. I will post a picture once I figure out how to do it.

Happy Holidays to all,
Maureen

I knew I should have got a bigger Christmas tree! :p

Enjoy the new wheels. :)

Congrats Maureen! Enjoy that little kid feeling for as long as possible. What color is it? What color is your bar tape? Have fun!!

Wohoo - Great Bike and Great Fun to get it under the Christmas tree.

I can still remember my first road bike - grey and yellow Trek 1000 - still have the picture somewhere in front of the tree! What a feeling - I was so proud of that bike

Enjoy your new trek. You are truly hooked now

Ok, ladies...here is a pic of Boo...named after a cat I once had that purred all the time. Boo purrs when we ride.....I can thank Lisa for that one!!!

So....if I can download this thing....(forgive me if it doesn't turn out)

PRESENTING....."BOO"