Quote Originally Posted by Muirenn View Post
Did you end up with 53 or 56?

And how do you like it?

What kind of tires are you using? I just switched to Hutchinson Intensive a couple of months ago. They look a lot like Gator Skins, at least in pictures.

I guess you could get pink-walled tires! That would look cool with your bike. Orange-walled didn't feel quite right for mine, so I haven't done that. Orange is so flashy to begine with. I've put some white accents on the bike recently, looks nice

Did you go with Ultegra? Mine has 105. Works for me, and the 2008 with Ultegra when they were in the stores was about 3700. The women's retail actually decreased in 2009. The amount listed on Bikepedia for the 2008 feminine 105 is wrong. They listed the men's by mistake. About 450 difference in the 105. The women's bikes were so high. Got a good deal on mine though. End of the year.

Can't wait to see a picture. Definitely have a lot of happiness attached to this bike!
I went with the 53 and it fits like a dream. Still haven't cut the fork yet as I haven't decided how high to put the handlebars. I built it with Ultegra and the bike shop cut me a pretty good deal on everything, I just it for just over 3k.

I'm using the old tires from my other bike right now, but tonight I got a slice flat. So glad I ordered some Vredestein tires which should be here tomorrow. As soon as I get those on the bike I will definitely post some pics. The tires are just plain black as matching pinks is incredibly hard. The bike is much more of a hot pink, kind of like pepto bismol, and less a baby pink. I've had some success with Bontrager's pink but it's not quite an exact match. I've got Mavic Ksyrium Elites for wheels with the black bladed spokes so I think all black will look pretty sweet. It's got some white cable housing and I just picked up that white Selle Italia seat that was for sale on TE so it's looking pretty good.

Luckily, the paint scratch didn't take the paint off, it's just smudged a bit and I could get the little flap back over the spot. It's in the silver portion and the black portion of the bike, so no worries on matching that pink. I think I'm going to give it a go with the clear polish tomorrow when I put the new tires, etc. on... and then I will post some pics