Just got my first road bike!!

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Ooh, go big or go home, eh?! She is gorgeous! I showed hubby and he was impressed (he who has a 5 year old Specialized Roubaix Pro with Dura Ace).

haha... Well that is kind of my life motto I figure I might as well start with something nice right away, instead of doing a whole bunch of upgrades down the road and spending more money. Very nice on your husband's bike as well!!

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haha... Well that is kind of my life motto I figure I might as well start with something nice right away, instead of doing a whole bunch of upgrades down the road and spending more money. Very nice on your husband's bike as well!!

That's kinda what we did for me...though not quite as big as your leap! My Cdale Synapse 5 was more than we originally planned to spend, since it's only my 2nd bike in my entire adult life (previous bike was POS Schwinn mtn bike). But I think my hubby trusted that I am not one of those gals who takes up a sport on a whim and drops it 3 months later (have been running for nearly 4 years and completed 3 marathons...even though I am super slow and suck and a sane woman would have given up long ago, heh). He also looked at the components on the next model or two down and decided that HE wouldn't be happy if I didn't have at least Shimano 105 stuff, heh. Me...I wouldn't likely know the difference.