Ok Silver, Here she is! (New Bike)

[Mr. SR500]

Here she is, '09 Trek Equinox TTX 9.0. I've made a few component changes and have added Aero Rotor Rings, and my Pro-Lite 50mm Carbon Clinchers. Rides nice and I feel good on the bike, but need a lot more practice in the aero position.

Silver, Thanks again for all your help!

[papaver]

wooohooo what a beauty!

[pfunk12]

Gorgeous!!

[andtckrtoo]

I'm drooling in envy! What a gorgeous bike!!

[runningteach]

That is beautiful.

[GLC1968]

That bike looks fast even when it's just sitting there! Beautiful!

[ridenread]

WOW that is one fast looking bike! What a beauty

[MartianDestiny]

HOT!!!!!

Now on a more productive note (ie: something I might be able to afford): where'd you get the nifty rear wheel stand and do you like it?

[OakLeaf]

drooooooooooool

[Mr. SR500]

HOT!!!!!

Now on a more productive note (ie: something I might be able to afford): where'd you get the nifty rear wheel stand and do you like it?

First, thanks everyone, I was very pleased with the bike, since I had to order it and had not seen one in Silver. It's metal flake and really pops in the sunlight. Typical Trek, the bikes almost always look better in person (I guess that is a good thing).

On the stand, it's any Ultimate Support stand, many bike shops use lots of these. I have 2 and really like them for keeping the bikes ready to go. They are even handy when doing simple maintenance like chain lube, etc... They are a little pricey, but do work great, you might even get your local shop to sell you a used one if they have a lot of extras.

Thanks again

http://www.trisports.com/ultimate-su...age-stand.html

[Miranda]

Whoa... what a beauty!!! Congrats!!!

[arielmoon]

*drools*

wow! just wow! Gorgeous!

[smilingcat]

very pretty indeed!

so are you doing TTs? you must be pretty fast to be in masters group.

[Mr. Bloom]

So, on the phone, Silver says "He built a pretty bike"...Mr. Silver explains that no man has a "pretty bike". She now rephrases, it's a "sexy bike" meaning that she really admires your attention to detail in bringing the bike together - also commenting that "all of his bikes are like that"

[TxDoc]

Gorgeous bike - congratulations!
Yes, you will see your speed improve in a very short time. Usually it goes hand in hand with becoming more comfortable with the handling of a time trial bike. It helps if you find your optimal aero position. It may take a little while and some experimenting - unless you want to invest $1k in a wind tunnel session...
Same question as Silver on the cassette - I actually opted for 11-23 on my TT bike.
I would not be too concerned about riding in a bunch - really there is no reason to ride a time trial bike in a group anyway: on race day you are still going to be at least one minute away from anyone else. I would suggest that you ride a regular road bike in group rides, and the TT bike when you train for TT, which is usually done alone.
Good luck with TT season!