I got a new bike!!

[Bike Chick]

Pretty bike!!!

[Tiffany_S]

Congrats on the new bike!

[Rebekah H]

I purchased the same bike in May of this year. She is a looker!!!!!! Congrats! Many happy miles together.

Woot! We can start a club! How much do you love her?

[Rebekah H]

Hi,
Congratulations on your new bike. what its color ?
thanks

It's Celeste...the prettiest color in all the land. LOL Bike shop guy noticed my purse, which is Celeste colored leather (a cheapie from the Coach outlet) and teased me about already having a Celeste purse.

[Rebekah H]

Lovely! I've had my eye on that Bianchi ever since I saw them at Pedal Chick in Greenville.

But I don't need a bike!

Get out! We have a place in Inman! Sup, neighbor?!

[sadieme]

Congrats! Very pretty!

[Caddy]

Lovely bike! Happy miles!

[sarahwgirl96]

Wow! That was really nice! Good to know that you have your own bicycle now! Congratulations! More ride to go!
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Sara @ Conference Center

[smittykitty]

Celeste!!!!!! You are soooooooo lucky. Don't get rid of the white tape too soon. It looks great and I just cleaned mine up with Simple Green.

I wonder if I need a blue purse to match my Ruby???

Happy riding.

[RubyTuesday]

Love, love, love that bike. Beautiful. I cleaned the white tape on my Ruby after I read that Blue Dawn (and only the blue one) will clean it back to cloud white almost instantly. Darned if it wasn't true!

I think your bike is beautiful. Happy riding!

[ehirsch83]

Ahh shower beers are amazing! Sometimes I wish TE had a like button for these posts

[Rebekah H]

Thanks, y'all! And you definitely need a purse to match!

My husband named my bike...Marvin. Poor Marvin.

[khosch]

I went to The Bike Path in Mandeville, LA and the guys there were AWESOME. My husband came with me and they never talked to him unless they were making small talk/being polite. Love them.

Rebekah - I just got my Bianchi from these guys too! I opted for the 105 version, which sadly does not have as much celeste on the frame. They had celeste tape in the store so I asked Graham to tape it up with that. They are terrific and I LOVE the bike, which I have christened Lola. I also replaced the saddle with the Selle Italia Diva (in white of course).

We will see you on the Trace one of these days!

[Rebekah H]

Rebekah - I just got my Bianchi from these guys too! I opted for the 105 version, which sadly does not have as much celeste on the frame. They had celeste tape in the store so I asked Graham to tape it up with that. They are terrific and I LOVE the bike, which I have christened Lola. I also replaced the saddle with the Selle Italia Diva (in white of course).

We will see you on the Trace one of these days!

Lola's a beauty and the addition of the celeste tape is perfect! Graham was also our salesperson. He was pretty funny, which I appreciate because I can never take anything seriously when I am spending (for me) a ton of money. You should have seen me buying land for our house. It was almost embarrassing.

I'm looking forward to riding the Trace after my CF ride in a few weeks. Right now, I'm focusing on building up to keep my rotund derriere on the bike for 60 miles. I know I can do the 30, no problemo, but if I can do the 60 I will feel like Rocky. It's been such a fun process, learning that even though I am insanely out of shape (unless you count round and lumpy) and haven't exercised in years, that my body can do so much more than I ever thought it was capable of. I was running over the summer and got super discouraged when I got a raging case of shin splints that came very close to putting me on crutches stopped my fun. I love the pain and agony of running, but my body just isn't fit for it yet. Maybe next spring, because I'm a glutton for punishment. Hopefully, by then, I will be in much better shape and will have a proper supporting structure for running.

[khosch]

I'm looking forward to riding the Trace after my CF ride in a few weeks. Right now, I'm focusing on building up to keep my rotund derriere on the bike for 60 miles. I know I can do the 30, no problemo, but if I can do the 60 I will feel like Rocky.

Hey, that is terrific! I am 56 years old and just started riding last October - and my shape is also very round But what they say is true - time in the saddle translates into longer time you can stay in the saddle. Congratulations on signing up for the CF run - next year you (and I) can do the MS 150 in October!