You should have went for a recumbent!!

Man, if I was getting a new bike at 5000 miles, Lava wouldn't even make it a whole year! I got her the last week of August, and she's got 4100 now.

I'm pretty happy with her- sure, I'd like Ultegra components, but I think the Bontrager Race Lite Wheels are decent, (and they don't make Kysrium SLs in 650 anyway!) I like my bars and aerobars just fine...

If I had a carbon frame, I don't know if I'd be letting my bike take a nap on the grass, and I'd for sure have a heart attack after it slid down a rusty gate like Lava did...

I could justify a whole different style, though!

Nanci