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WHOOOO HOOOO!!! Congrats, being "the shop girl" is so fun. I get up every morning and think, "I can't wait to get to work." Now if only my mother could understand that...:cool:

The only...

Go to your LBS and ask to look through the QBP catalog. It has every color known to man, most shops order from QBP often enough they won't charge shipping.

Congrats on the first race!!! Getting out there in a pelaton for the first time is the toughest part.

Keep us posted on your racing-it's very addicting!

Trek/Lemond/GF/Klien is one vendor. If you're a trek dealer, you're going to have trouble carrying anything else (bike wise) other than perhaps a custom brand like Seven. Not to mention the margins...

That is so neat!!!

It's great to hear about a family into cycling like yours!:D

Without seeing the bike and looking up prices it's hard to say, but my best guestimate is you're looking at about $150 for all that. Honestly, I don't think the bike is worth it.

Can you get an...

Oh My GOSH!!!! So glad you're alright! Keep us posted on the driver/insurance situation. I'd file a complaint with the police department if I were you, and/or at least get a copy of the report.
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Wow, I feel the opposite! Compared to the Assos model or the trashy cat model, the title 9 women are huge. Look at the pole vaulter on page 27, she's over 30, not wearing makeup, has scars on her...

Unless you're headed for an iron man in the next year or two, I'd really recommend a well fitted road bike with removable aero bars. A tri bike is very limiting, you can't do other races with it,...

sizes are a joke!

I can wear a size 4 at banana republic, but need a 10 in most patagonia pants. The rest of my clothes are in between, but a 4 is so far from a 10 it seems a little crazy!

There is a women's tour! It's just 1/3 the length and completely ignored by all media, except fot the one paragraoh blip it gets on cycling news.:mad:

dont' get me started on the state of racing...

Look at the sole of the shoe, if there are holes side by side, then SPDs will work. Almost all shoes can take SPD cleats. The only caution with carbon soles is the potential to overtighten the...

hey lady jai,

I could have written most of your post myself! I'm an inch taller and 5lbs heavier, and also used to be close to 170 (about 3-4 years ago). I am still very unhappy with my...

Trails?

Do you want a trainer to use with your mountain bike? If so, be aware that trainers eat tires, so you will need to put a slick on the rear, otherwise it will eat all your nobbies.

I...

I race on rubino pro slicks. I like them because they're really easy to get on and off, and thus far have held up well. Continental has a new thing out with a rear and front specific tire. I'd...

Thanks for all the congrats and well wishes! I will let you all know how it goes. Thursday is Trek University-8 hours of learning about carbon fiber and bike fit.

I've been doing the training...

It's official, I did the paperwork and started training yesterday. :D I don't know how I'll manage everything later this spring, but for now it's only 10 hours a week or so. By April they'll need...

Do you calorie count now, or do you go by paying attention to when you're no longer hungry? You might try switching from one to the other. I broke through a 2 year plateau that way.

Also, I...

I'm gonna vote Subaru, I don't have one, but on of the LBS guys does. He can get his gear, a full size canoe, mt bike and road bike in/on that thing (it's an amazing sight).

I have a roof rack...

Hello ladies! I am in search of a pant that I don't think exists...:p

-a mid-weight hiking pant (not like the super light weight REI pants I use in the summer)
-low/no cotton-I need something...

Ditto!

Almost any group ride will be all road bikes. It's less comfortable at first, but as long as the bike fits you'll adjust quickly.

If the chamois is too wide for you it will chafe-the stiffness of the chamois makes it want to be flat, rather than bent, if it's too wide it sort of "pops up" into the inner leg which then chaffes...

6 weeks is PLENTY of time to get in shape, you've got a great base, it takes more than a week or two to really lose fitness.

Your fitness will come back faster if you go slow now. It's...

Great thread!

No milage goal for me as I have to have surgery next winter which makes any weekly/monthly estimate irrelevant.

BIG goals (won't know if they're attainable till mid-march)
1) Win...

CWX is more of a running brand, they're new to the cycling market. I doubt they're worth the extra $$.