Finally, pics of the new pink bike :)

[westtexas]

My road bike is my favorite color-turquoise. The OP's Synapse is a hot bike for sure. If I had the cash for an upgrade, that would top my list of BILFs.

I'm considering having my vintage Schwinn Cimarron repainted from red to green...just so I can add some tan/honey Brooks accessories to it. Would that be terrible to repaint a vintage bike when the original finish is still in good shape? I like the red fine, but green would be more "me".

I don't see why not. Rivendell makes those custom steel frame bikes for folks and they take old frames and repaint them with their own stuff. That's the beauty of steel, I think!

[ctdancer]

Very Nice ! I LOVE a pink bike ! She does look fast ! Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy

I just got a 2007 Trek Madone 5.5 full Carbon / Dura Ace / King Headset with a custom "blue lightning bolt" paint job. She came a with a few pink accents so I've added pink striped tires & bar tape to play up the pinkness. She came with a 12/25, but since I'm coming off a Triple I decided to switch it to a 12/27 for getting up the hills here in northern Connecticut- any way she should be back together, tuned up and ready to roll tomorrow.
I'll post pix this weekend.

[tishasallin]

Is your pink and black bike a stock color,,,I cant find it anywhere in the archives. I love it.

[chincitop]

She's so pretty! <3 I love seeing what other people are doing with their bikes. Eventually, I want to find an older road bike or cruiser and redo it for leisure riding. Right now, my bike is rightfully a beast, being a commuter machine lol. Makes him a bit of a fatass for long leisure rides, though.

And you're definitely not the only one to name your bike. Mine's name is cookie monster lol. I get such weird looks when people walk by me adjusting something, or when he got his first flat. I was like "damnit cookies, momma's tired!"

I love how you matched the tape to the tube color!

[westtexas]

Is your pink and black bike a stock color,,,I cant find it anywhere in the archives. I love it.

Yes, it's a stock color from 2008. If you search for it on Google, you'll find it.

[Sardine]

Very pretty bike. The pink and black really works.

I think the black and orange one's also particularly lovely.

I have Cannondale bike envy now.