Wanted to give this thread a bump. My new baby (bike) is home! A Specialized Dolce Elite--after Trek told me that they wouldn't be building my bike until the second week of may...Any way, She's beautiful. Even the bikeshop boys were like "dude, you have to see this thing in the sunlight..." It's got white/silver carbon fiber for the seatpost (the geek in me thought -mithril-), and all of the other exposed metal has a light brushed aluminum finish. The handlebar tape is silver too. The paint! Looks nothing like the picture on the website. It's two tones, part of the body is French blue, bright and the rest is deep teal--with the Dolce in silver. She carves corners at the slightest thought, and is stupid light. outstanding. Hills are like this thing that _other_ people have to put up with. Have no photo yet, b/c it has been dark and rainy all day, and my camera is in my still-unpacked luggage (I arrived home from Las Vegas at 130 this morning). Ultegra and 105 components, ultrgra pedals and the Cateye Double Wireless cycle-computer. Schwing!

I was off today, but I was tired (see above), and it was cold and rainy. It's supposed to be in the 60s tomorrow, so I'm telecommuting and taking a bike break at lunch. Lurve my baby.