Finally My New Road Bike is here!!

[velo]

Sweet!! Enjoy!

[Giulianna23]

Thanks ladies... She is in my room , I just keep looking at her and she looks soo shiny...I thinks thats goin to be her name "Shiny" ... I won't be able to really ride her until the weekend. Lets see how many miles I can get before my butt starts complaining about the saddle.

A beauty! How long did it take you to decide?

Not much....I got my commuter at the end of last year and I started commuting to work a couple of months ago or so... a few weeks later I was convinced I wanted a real road bike...especially when I started feeling healthier and toned,dropped weight and especially inches without having to go to the gym. About the brand?... I made the decision in a couple of weeks after I started the search....and I think is a nice bike for the money. I am pretty sure I will be upgrading maybe in a couple of years to a better bike or I might just upgrade the components...

[twin]

Wow that's a pretty bike.

[Giulianna23]

Wow that's a pretty bike.

Thanks....

I am taking her to work on Friday... I just can't wait!!

[PirateKitty]

nice looking bike you got there, congrats!

[Giulianna23]

nice looking bike you got there, congrats!

Thanks

The more I look at her.....the more I like her...

[2wheelr]

So Pretty!!!! Congratulations!!

[BreezieD]

Very nice. Contests!

[Giulianna23]

so pretty!!!! Congratulations!!

very nice. Contests!

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Brought me to Work today... she was good to me..no saddle torture for 8 miles. Lets see tomorrow that I will go for 30-35 miles

[zoom-zoom]

Gorgeous...and I'll bet it smells awesome (I <3 new bike smell!). Enjoy!!

BTW, I just noticed your avatar...is that a JDRF jersey? Circa 2011 or so? Are you still on a team? Did you ride this year? I was in Nashville.

[Giulianna23]

Gorgeous...and I'll bet it smells awesome (I <3 new bike smell!). Enjoy!!

BTW, I just noticed your avatar...is that a JDRF jersey? Circa 2011 or so? Are you still on a team? Did you ride this year? I was in Nashville.

That's a JDRF jersey . I am not on the team yet but would like too in the future if I get good enough. I have been training with them this season and help whenever and however I can with the cause. I have improved so much since I started riding with this team. The coach is really good and helpful, a really nice guy. He is also the main organizer of one of the meetup cycling groups in Indianapolis. I did the second day of the Hilly 100 ride and was able to climb every single hill on the route where I saw younger men and women , fit, with high end bikes and nice cycling gears walking up some of the hills. I felt very proud of myself. I couldn't have done it without him (the coach). He wasn't there but all the training and advice he has given me and one of my girlfriends has paid off big time.

I am looking forward to officially join the team in a year or two

[zoom-zoom]

I am looking forward to officially join the team in a year or two

Ooh, our team is mostly all talking Death Valley next year -- you should do it, too! DV was my first ride and a great experience, though it was so hot that they eliminated the climb up Jubilee Pass.

[Cyclingfun]

Isn't it fun to have a new bike! All those lovely anticipatory feelings... but I'm finding after a year of having one, and quarter of a year with the other that I'm still enjoying that buzz every time I see either of them and even cleaning them gives me pleasure (sad or what?!), let along riding them. Have a ball with yours - it looks great!

[Giulianna23]

Isn't it fun to have a new bike! All those lovely anticipatory feelings... but I'm finding after a year of having one, and quarter of a year with the other that I'm still enjoying that buzz every time I see either of them and even cleaning them gives me pleasure (sad or what?!), let along riding them. Have a ball with yours - it looks great!

This bike is a year old now , but to me it feels new even though the only new things are the wheels,tires and tape...lol.

I also think she looks awesome ...and she feels way lighter and faster too.

[Owlie]

This bike is a year old now , but to me it feels new even though the only new things are the wheels,tires and tape...lol.

I also think she looks awesome ...and she feels way lighter and faster too.

Sweet! What wheels did you get?
I have the equivalent of your bike, just a few years older. I got her new wheels earlier this year. I haven't put them on yet--I need to pick up new rim tape for them and move the cassette over. Thanks for the reminder!