Hrm. I'm not entirely sure a lot of my bike buying has been fueled by bike envy so much as a drive for something that's more comfortable that I can ride on long distances. Saddles I've definitely explored. Handlebars as well. Gel padding under handlebars, different bar tapes. Carbon wheels, whatever to try to dampen out the vibrations. I don't have better than ultegra on any of my bikes and I'm probably never going to invest in something like dura ace. Yeah, it's pretty but I don't see the point. I guess I've got 2 ultegra level bikes & 1 105 level bike. I'm fine with the 105 level bike.

The goal's been to have 2 road bikes that fit - one carbon, one titanium, one a double, one a triple... Basically to have one I leave the boyfriend's, one at my house... and both bikes would have different strengths. Then I have a mountain bike & a commuter/utility bike.

So I pretty much have that goal as of a couple weeks ago when I got my litespeed... so I'll probably end up selling my aluminum road bike once I'm certain about the litespeed and can bear to, 'cause it was my first road bike... and other than maybe wheel upgrades or things like that I don't think I really will be bothering with much else for my bikes.