I did it!! My First Road Bike

[MelFel]

Hi All-

Thank you for your encouragement last week. I spent the weekend visiting bike shops and testing bikes (and testing employees at the bike shops). Many bikes and test rides later I am the proud owner of a lovely Specialized Dolce Pic is attached (I think...). The only think I don't totally love about the appearance is the pink, I'm going to have to see what I can do about that.

I brought her home and went for an 1.5 hour ride yesterday, so much fun and none of the pain or pukiness that I often experienced from running (I switched to cycling b/c I can't run marathons anymore, too many injuries). However, my sit bones are rather sore this morning.

As a side note, my DH also purchased a bike this weekend. He and I are the exact same height, but it was amusing to compare notes on which bikes worked for each of us, as the one he ended up loving (Trek 1000) I felt very uncomfotable and unstable on.