Wahoo!!!!!!!!!!

First let me say that I love my LBS! They called Friday night to let me know that my new bike was built and ready for a fitting. When i came in on Saturday my truck broke down in their parking lot! Yeah, broken tie rod end. Prolly cost me as much as the bike. :mad:

I got fitted and thw owner said he would deliver it to my house (since I had to catch a ride with the tow truck).

This morning I had my first ride. WAHOOOOOO! Road bikes are sooo fun! I learned three things on this first ride.

1. I set my computer wrong. I could not understand why I felt like I was flying and the speedo only said 10 mph! Then I noticed that at my normal 10 mile mark, it said only 6 miles.

2. You cannot downshift using brake levers! It took me about 2 miles to get all the shifting and braking right. :rolleyes:

3. My home town is MUCH less bike friendly than the next town over.



I'm going to try my first group ride on Wednesday night (18-20 miles) and a charity ride (just 25 miles)on Saturday. I think I will know for sure if anything needs tweeking by then.

Happy riding.

Oh, Barb, that's super! Congrats - I'm glad you didn't have to wait as long as you thought. What a nice surprise.

A good LBS is worth it's weight in gold, isn't it?

Don't forget to bring Carmen back in for her one-month checkup (most LBSs tell you to do so); sometimes it takes a little while for things to settle in, brake and der. cables can stretch a bit.

Have lots of fun! (and sorry about the truck, yikes!)

- Jo
(cough cough, wheeze wheeze - hubby is out riding while I'm at home feeling like crap. waa)