My new ride's arrived!!

[redrhodie]

I'd call her Paloma. She's pretty!

[Tuckervill]

He looks just like this one.

I used to talk to him when I was about 6, about the cookie he was holding, with one little bite out of it. My mother gave him to me when I had my first child, and he's sat next to the fridge in every house I've ever had since then. About 12 years ago, my mother called and asked to have him back, because she found out someone would pay FIFTEEN HUNDRED dollars for it. I wouldn't let her have my one and only heirloom!

Karen

[Aggie_Ama]

Sundial- DH gets mad because none of my cookie jars ever have cookies in them! When I make cookies he is baffled that I don't get down a jar.

Tucker- Cool jar! Someone thinks one of mine is worth money but I looked it up and only about $30 bucks. I am not sure I would sell it if it was $500 but maybe because I am not sentimentally attached to this one.

I really jacked this thread.

[Red Rock]

Congrats on your new bike. The white and chrome are a good combonation too. I hope you enjoy your first rides together.

Red Rock

[CyclChyk]

I vote for Breezer's name suggestion. I dig it. And the bike. It's very hot. Now that I think about it, "Ice" could be a cool name too (pun not intended. )

[BabyBlueNTulsa]

Wow - thanks gals! You all really have come through!!! I like a lot of those names! Platinum (the wheels are awesome), racy and sexy are all good descriptions..so right now I think Marilyn is sounding good!

Snow White is another good one, but i think I need one name.

For some reason, booger just came to mind. LMAO.. do not ask why! Oh I know why.. I just got back from sitting my 6yr old neice. LOL Lordy..she was reading me a "gross"-themed book. Something like "Oooh, that's grosssss" . I dunno. Anyway... booger. Wouldn't that be a lovely name? LOL... NOT. That'd be about as comedic as "Larry". Huh???<double take and a Chester the Cheetah sound to go with it>
Sorry... I digress... (its been a long day)

I wasn't absolutely sure about the color of the Keos until I actually saw them on the bike. They really do POP! I'm gonna have to loosen up the release too. This is the 3rd new set of Keos I'm breaking in in the last 2yrs. (I think I posted about a spring busting on my original pair a year or so ago on here). Sigh... Beautiful though!

On the colors.. you know, I am excited that I can actually buy any color jersey now and not worry about clashing. Yeah..I'm one of those anal roadie people... LOL hee hee My cycling drawer is filled with blue this and blue that...(my buds could always spot me on the road with the blue bike and the Shebeest blue leopard print jerseys I wore). I can't wait to buy a red jersey. hee.. I may wait a while to personalize her up... probably as long as it takes to dirty up the white bar tape - - which won't take too long. LMAO.

I'm not sure about this Vitesse saddle (stock on the bike) yet. I really like my butterfly... its black though. Doggone.. may "have to" get the white version. Anyway.. I'll take a few rides on this one to try it out first. If anyone wants to trade this new Vitesse and a black carbon butterfly for a white one you have... let me know.

Triskeliongirl - The bars are an FSA Wing Pro Women's (31.8). I've always wanted a wing-type bar.. Hopefully they're easier on the hands for long rides when I wanna take a break from the hoods.

Sundial.. Giant just calls it a "performance" bike. It has a lot of the TCR's technology on it, but the geometry has me riding more upright instead of the aggressive racing style of the TCR. I need the upright style b/c of my back. I have NO flexion in my lumbar region. Only L4-5 are fused, but I think I've suffered from the "frozen back syndrome". Getting my sit bones on the saddle correctly is a constant battle. SIGH... I'm thinking I may need to get a professional fitting (the kind you have to pay for with a trainer-dude...)

[BabyBlueNTulsa]

Doggone!!! If its not the weather, its work! Grrrr!


I WILL RIDE TOMORROW
I WILL RIDE TOMORROW
I WILL RIDE TOMORROW



Nothing will keep me from el rido primavelo.....

I just put my garmin mount on her and she's ready!

However...That brings me to another question. You ladies who also covet the lovliness of the bagless bike, but want to make sure you always have the emergency items needed for a flat or quick fix... what under seat bag would you use?
My racing pals say that a bag is a no-no.. and they always keep a neat packet of that stuff in their rear jersey pocket. I just can't stand that feeling in my jersey (hump back/butt) I can't decide... New bag, or just get over it and pack'er in the back pocket?

I actually just tried to put my "old" bag on the new bike and ran into a new prob. Since my other bike was a small frame and this one (correct size for me) is medium, my saddle is positioned way more forward on the rails than before. Either I need a small bag with JUST enough room for tire tools, tube, co cartridge..or NO bag. Ahhh..what to do... (I have such tremendous problems, right? LOL)

[aicabsolut]

My new white/black bike is named Siegfried. I started with German names for my bike when I had a Gerolsteiner team paint job on my old bike, and my teammate suggested Siegfried for this one b/c of the Vegas act with the white tigers.

What about Edelweiss?

BTW, most of my friends who race use a seat bag for training. I put my pump, wallet/keys, and food in my pockets. Cell phone (sometimes, sometimes in pocket), tube, tire levers, multi-tool, band-aids, and extra gel (in case of bonk) go in my seat bag. I get made fun of because mine isn't a super tiny bag, but whatever.

[Aggie_Ama]

My bikes are all women- Fiona, Miranda, Tess. How about Heidi? My little white dog Heidi is spitfire like your new speed demon there. She can tear around the house or a yard so fast it blows your mind. LOL.