I'm so excited that I have to share the news with someone who understands. I've posted before about my difficulties finding a bike, and it seems like the search has finally ended.

I've spent the past two months trying to decide on a bike (Ruby, Orbea, Trek), and finally decided on the Ruby, so I put a deposit on her on 5/22. On 5/23 my LBS called to tell me that he wasn't sure he would be able to get it for me, since they were out of stock (Specialized's most popular bike this year, etc., etc.), but his sales rep said that they were expecting a shipment by the end of the month. I *knew* there was a bike in my size at a shop 30 miles north of here, but I was really trying to buy it from the local guys, so I told him I would wait until the end of the month.

Went by the shop yesterday, and found out that the shipment has arrived in the US, and my bike should be here next week! I've also been agonizing over the compact double vs. a triple, and LBS says I can try the compact double and if I don't like it, he'll swap out for a triple at no cost (the other shop 30 miles away was going to charge me to swap it). This just *might* work out! Thanks for listening to my rambling! Can you tell I'm just a bit excited?

KB