Ordered my new bike!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Ultegra level mostly. (I have 105 now). If money was NO object I would go for Dura Ace. Campy doesn't have the parts I need to go with my 9 speed plan.
It's going to be 9 speed, too, like my current Rivendell, with very wide range gearing. I love my current gearing.
I might go with a black Brooks this time, to match the black components. I might get a small tan canvas saddle bag. Maybe another VO croissant bag like the one DH swiped:
http://www.velo-orange.com/saddlebag.html

[7rider]

Ultegra level mostly. (I have 105 now). If money was NO object I would go for Dura Ace. Campy doesn't have the parts I need to go with my 9 speed plan.

Ultegra? Black? Oooo...are you getting the new SL line with the Ice Grey finish??

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Ultegra? Black? Oooo...are you getting the new SL line with the Ice Grey finish??

Probably not, since we have to mix and match some new old stock parts to get my 9 speed setup working together.

[elk]

Nice!
Deep red or even a red moving towards purple would look really nice....

I guess "gulp" means "OMG I hope not!!"" It's not bad in life.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Nice!
Deep red or even a red moving towards purple would look really nice....

I guess "gulp" means "OMG I hope not!!"" It's not bad in life.

I do like that soft lemony color, don't get me wrong.

[Triskeliongirl]

Lisa, I also thought one needed to go 9spd to use a rear mountain cluster (what I have on my bikes) but if you look at the gearing offered on the new terry isis bikes, the isis sport boasts a 10 spd ultegra group up front, with mountain gearing in back, so check it out. Maybe you want to do something like that on your new bike.

I like the idea of a dark color. My titanium isis is white with light blue, and while looks pretty she is so hard to keep clean. My steel isis is darker blue fading to silver and much easier to keep clean.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Lisa, I also thought one needed to go 9spd to use a rear mountain cluster (what I have on my bikes) but if you look at the gearing offered on the new terry isis bikes, the isis sport boasts a 10 spd ultegra group up front, with mountain gearing in back, so check it out. Maybe you want to do something like that on your new bike.

I like the idea of a dark color. My titanium isis is white with light blue, and while looks pretty she is so hard to keep clean. My steel isis is darker blue fading to silver and much easier to keep clean.

The Terry Isis Sport has 11/34 (10 speed) cassette, and front rings 48/38/26.
My bike will have a 12/34 (9 speed) cassette and a front 48/36/24. That 24 really gets me up some major hills. I don't have a problem with keeping to a 9 speed....I just love my current setup, the gearing is perfect for me and where we ride, and we already have some of the parts anyway...so we are sticking with that.

My current bike is a very bright electric medium blue. So I want a softer earthier color. It's almost like our living room beeswax-y color, which I love. I tend to like lighter bikes than darker bikes, and dirt doesn't bother me too much.

[RoadRaven]

I like the idea of a dark color. My titanium isis is white with light blue, and while looks pretty she is so hard to keep clean. My steel isis is darker blue fading to silver and much easier to keep clean.

My EMC2 road bike is very purrrty in sky blue and white, but I have scuffed the white on the top tube getting off when tired after races, and when there is dirt/wet on the road, my femetape looks REAL grubby.

LIke you, Triske, my steel grey and blue Giant TCR2 is much easier to keep clean.