My new Seven

[bikerz]

Thanks everyone - it will be so cool!

Regina - good question on the fork accent color - I have no idea! Uh oh. What if the fork is blue, and the cassette is red! Ack!

In any case, the red of the cassette is a little too red for my taste, so I am looking for a dark red bar tape, but having trouble - everything looks so bright red to me. Anyone have any sources for a darker red tape?

(actually, the red on the "Z" in my avatar would be perfect...)

Maybe I'll switch to the cassette with the black center if the fork is blue. Hmmm. I'm going to the LBS tomorrow to see the frame before it gets build up - I'll check out the tape options then!

[Trek420]

bikerz, how about purple cow-spot tape on that classy machine?

[roguedog]

coool...what are we doing to celebrate???!

[bikerz]

Whew! I thnk the fork is red, because it is the "5E", not the super-duper "5E-XYZ-very-expensive" one. Thank goodness, my plan of red accent is still possible!

First rides - hmmm. Chris said he doesn't recommend that the first few rides on a new bike be long and challenging. So, I think my first ride should be the Bay Trail or similar, so I can get used to all the new-ness without being on a big long hilly ride out in the middle of nowhere. I'm thinking the next ride should be Old Tunnel and Skyline, so I can try it out my my familiar hills, and not be too far from home. And after that, everything is fair game!

You can bet I'll post ride schedule details, and anyone who wants to come along is welcome - riding my new bike with good friends is celebration enough for me! :-)