It's Here!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Gorgeous bike, Mr. S. You must be so excited!!!

Hey you are really looking UBER SLEEK these days! I remember some of your older photos and what a difference. I got a kick out of reading your early weight loss blog entries.....all those South Beach diet bars! I'm guessing you have improved in the nutrition dept. since then. No more egg whites with VELVEETA, hhmmmmmm?

Lovely bike.

[Mr. Bloom]

Hey you are really looking UBER SLEEK these days! I remember some of your older photos and what a difference.

Thanks Lisa. I feel great ttt!

I'm not losing weight, but I'm losing inches. I'm eating 7 meals a day to fuel my rides, but in the fall, I'm confident that I'll kick in weight loss again. Today I'm at 165...next July I want to be 152 (Remember...I'm only 5'7"ish)

[Mr. SR500]

VERY NICE! You'll need to PM me the details. Bike looks great - wheels are a perfect match. Now what cages, and some red bar tape :-)

Let us know how it rides!

[VeloVT]

What a beautiful bike... I am a big fan of the Madone... AND it even matches your RoadID!


Now you just need a red/black/white jersey...

I wish you many happy miles together!

[sundial]

Well, I think with all your progress this was a well deserved prize! Congratulations on your new bike!

[short cut sally]

Wow, both you and the bike look great!! After losing all that weight you deserve the bike..Besides, new bike=more road time. More road time = leaner physic!!

[pll]

zoom zoom! Very sleek -- please post about the inaugural ride.

[Tuckervill]

This jersey goes perfectly:

http://www.bicyclinghub.com/arracyje.html



Karen

[SouthernBelle]

Bike candy! You'll have to look for matching tires too!

I have to ask. There have been many discussions about how much women hate the stock Bontrager saddles. How is yours?

[sundial]

This jersey goes perfectly:

http://www.bicyclinghub.com/arracyje.html



Karen

LOL!

I noticed the ring on Mr. Silver's right hand--is that one of Silver's creations?

[Mr. Bloom]

This jersey goes perfectly:

http://www.bicyclinghub.com/arracyje.html



Karen

I already have a better one!
http://www.bicyclinghub.com/alcrticyje.html

Roll Tide Roll

I noticed the ring on Mr. Silver's right hand--is that one of Silver's creations?

Nope, Silver only works with silver (which means that technically, she's a "goldsmith" because a "silversmith" makes hollowware

...Only the English language where you "drive on the parkway and park on the driveway!"

zoom zoom! Very sleek -- please post about the inaugural ride.

Inaugural ride:

Smokin'!

I bested my personal best on the Tri-Course by 6.25% on my first ride. Last year, my PB was 19.1 mph with drafting; a couple months ago, I bested this at 19.2mph and today I did 20.5mph in windier, hotter, more humid conditions!

I was disappointed with the DuraAce shifters, but a trip to the LBS fixed that and they started to take on "slicing butter" attributes.

The left DuraAce pedal wouldn't lock, so I rode with one DuraAce and one 105...again, a trip to the LBS fixed that.

The guys at the LBS were ecstatic to hear about my speed improvement!

I do have a little discomfort in the minor rhomboids...I'm hoping that's just a matter of getting used to the new geometry...