Okay, so the love affair with the $400 Ibex flat bar road bike is coming to an end. As predicted, I was bitten by the cycling bug and just had to have a nice bike.

After trying out a bunch of bikes and getting a solid idea of the necessary frame dimensions, I hit Ebay. Lookie what I found!



I won it in a ferocious bidding war but got it for 1/2 of what it costs new. It was used for a few months and has a few scuffs but not a thing wrong. Isn't it beautiful??? It's a 3 pound frame. I feel like such a poser!

I'm having it built with the component group I can afford at the moment which is Shimano 105. That's not what the bike deserves, but at least the components will be sparkling new.

Here's what the bike looks like built (differently than mine of course!)



I'm totally beside myself!