Hi Veronica,

I have a steel and an aluminium frame bike. When I only had my steel bike (I was my only bike for 3 years), I wanted to get a lighter bicycle, so I got the aluminium. Now that I have had the aluminium for 5 years already, I want a smoother ride. I tried the titanium and carbon frames, I liked the feel of carbon better.

I always tried to save money when buying my bikes and always ended compromising something. But I realize that I spend a lot of time on my bike! I want to have everything that I wanted be completely happy with my bike and keep it for a LONG time!

I also checked the Rivendell custom bikes from their website, but the price of a Rivendell custom bike ($2,495 for fork and frame) is not much more different than the Calfee ($2,795 for fork and frame). I think the custom Calfee is sounding better. It is scary, I had never spent more than 2K on a bike before!



I will let you know what I end up getting. I may even wait on my purchase, if I find out that TREK will make the 5200 in a 43 frame next year. (I actually sent them an email asking about that last week!) But I am itching for a new bike!

Letty