After much lurking and reading of threads here extolling the virtues of various different women's road bikes I finally decided to take the plunge and buy my very own bike. Mind you, this is after decades of always using cheap/free hand-me-downs that never fit quite right and never rode quite right either. And I'm tired of riding heavy mountain bikes with slicks!

So when my tax refund hit the bank this week, I decided to hit the bike stores. About 15 test rides later, I found my One True Love and brought her home. She doesn't have a name yet, but she's an '05 Orbea Mitis Dama.

I know y'all are really just reading this for the bike porn, so here are the pics!





Even found a color coordinating seat!