After over a week of rain and cold (well cold for Texas...) it warmed up, the sun came out, and I was finally able to get out for a real ride on my new bike! Went for a nice 35 mile ride with one of my riding buddies and I have to say... I am in love! The bike is amazing. We ride some pretty rough roads, and while you can still feel the bumps it is much less harsh than on my old Trek 1500. The other major thing that I noticed is that in going from 650 wheels to 700s I have a much easier time maintaining higher speeds on the flats.

All in all a good ride.