Those narrow, steep Victorian staircases are always scary!

I was sick over the weeked, and for the first time missed a race I had pre-registered for. Oh well. About an hour before the start time, I thought I might give it a go, but then thought better of it-- walking from the living room to the kitchen made me feel like I needed to sit down and rest. Monday I did about 2 miles of run/walk. Today finally I'm feeling pretty much OK, and so I got out for a slow but steady 5 miles.

My route took me past my favorite LBS, and in the window was a Giant Avail 1, marked down from about $1400 to $800. It looked like it might be my size, too. I don't need another bike, but....