Hi all, road bike newbie here

[Azurah]

Hi everyone! I'm 28 years old and live in Maui, Hawaii. The last time I rode a bike before recently was in high school, before I got a driver's license. Back then I used to ride my best friend's brother's mountain bike.

The last few years I've been pretty sedentary. I'm pretty tired all the time and recently found out that I'm borderline diabetic. I'm 5'2" and on the smaller side, weighing about 110-115lbs, depending on the week. I'm all skin and fat, no muscle. I figure that I really need to do something physically active to improve my health and prevent diabetes.

My boyfriend literally just learned how to ride a bike this year because he's getting bored with marathons and wants to eventually do a triathlon. He bought himself a road bike and realized it wasn't too great for practicing on, so I started riding his bike and he rode my hybrid bike that I purchased so I could ride around a little with him and get some exercise. Well....it turns out that I got a little attached to his road bike (a Specialized Tarmac). I loved how light it felt and it was much more fun to ride than my bike! The only issue was that it wasn't a good fit for me since I'm smaller.

Sooo...my boyfriend is a bit of a bike geek. He can barely ride the thing, but he is obsessed with reading and researching about road bikes. He convinced me that I should buy one and he recommended the Specialized Ruby Elite Komen. I fell in love with the bike based on it's looks and wanted to buy one right away, but my boyfriend suggested that I not spend that much money without trying one out. Our local bike shop didn't have the Komen model, but they did have a few Ruby's so I got to test them out and find the right size. I immediately felt more comfortable with the size vs riding my boyfriend's bike.

The owner was able to order me the Ruby in the Komen black/pink and I was super excited. Only 3 were in stock at the time! We also decided to get me some clipless pedals (speedplay light action chrome-moly) and road shoes (specialized spirita). I was terrified at the idea of learning to clip in on the road so we purchased a trainer so I could practice. I must say I got the hang of it pretty quickly, but I did have one forgetting to unclip accident when I took it for a spin outside. Got a nicely scraped up knee from that, but I was more worried about hurting my pretty new bike...

I found this forum and I'm excited to learn more about road biking and read/share experiences!

Let's see if I can post a pic of the bike