GLC, congratulations on your new bike. You have earned it! No doubt you will have some successful races next year.

Just a wee concerned about the talk of riding on tri bikes and aero bars on road bikes on group rides. I really hope that those who do that will re-think it. There's no reason to ride with aero bars (and certainly not on a tri bike) on group rides. As mentioned here, they are squirrely, which can really cause problems on a group ride. They are also quite dangerous in a crash because they can (and have) literally impale a person. Considerate riders don't ride their aerobikes on group rides!