That is so cool. Thanks for teaching me that.

Update: So I washed the ...um...what'd'ya call it...gear part...I really need to study my bike book. Anyway. I got the grease off that, although not off the chain, turned the bike upside down (so easy with the Bianchi, it is SO light!), and ... nearly broke the light, oops... put the chain back on, cleaned my hands, off I went for a great hard ride, except--

the chain was making this rubbing, clacking noise after a few miles, and I thought, CRUD! I BROKE IT! (can you tell this is a bit of a theme in my life?) So I rode to LBS, fully prepared to leave the bike there for repairs, and the guy (not John, not Dennis, don't know his name...) said, "You've got it in an extreme gear. That's hard on the bike." I guess when I was trying to get the chain down to the smallest cog, I goofed up the gears, and didn't get it back right. He played with it and evened it out, and the Green Hornet rides like silk again.

You know, it's really hard to learn if you're not willing to look ...well... ignorant sometimes! Now I get to really learn my gears. I've been a right hand girl, never using those little levers on the left, just don't know what they're for. I get to become intimately familiar with my bike.

I will say once again how much I love this beautiful bike. It's so smooth, so fast. What a joy. I'm off to ride it to volleyball. Ciao, bellas!