Quick advice needed re:Trek 1000, please!

[mkidd]

Thanks, everyone. I still can't believe I finally have a decent bike!

And yes, Geonz, I got the morph and the little bag under the saddle with extra tubes, etc too. Score! I’ve been looking for awhile and I do think this was a steal at $350.

Aquila, yes, I’m going to try the saddle. Not only did I do 2 tri’s on an ancient mountain bike, I did it with no padded bike or Tri clothes, just regular exercise gear. And I never wore anything padded when I trained. I think I have a high tolerance for pain-- which I wish would kick in when it comes to mile 2 on the run. But I’m open to swapping it out if it’s not working for me.

KSH, Zen, Sara, Sandra, Tuckerville, Susan, Cyclechick, Possegal, rij73, thanks so much for weighing in. It was also great to get the thumbs up from people whose threads I’ve followed in the tri thread.

Liza, yes, I want to take my time before dropping $1k+. I’m lusting for the tangerine C-dale Synapse Fem 3, but I’d like to save and see (and ride) what else is out there rather than just knowing about Giants, C-dales and Treks. This feels amazing compared to my mountain bike and it’s what I suspected all along that I would not need a top of the line to be happy for now.

Trisk, yes, exactly re: staying to budget. I have good helmet, but I need a few things like clothing (!), and maybe special biking pedals and shoes, maybe a decent used bike rack now that I cant just throw this in the back of my husband’s pickup.

Mr Silver, thanks for the vote of confidence. I had read a bit on Mrs. S’s recovery and its really inspirational.

Now if this wind and rain would stop! Millie