It's not going to be until late fall that I am able to get a bike of my very own instead of riding my husband's mountain bike and I'm torn! Firstly, I'm super visual. If I don't like the way something looks, I'm not going to love the thing. I love, love, love the look of vintage Bianchi steel, especially in Celeste. I dream about that bike all done up with multi-colored spokes and nipples with polka dot rims. I know, there are a million bikes out there to choose from, but honestly, the whole boy racer look does nothing for me.

However, I know my husband. We will get the frame in and there will be a million decisions that I will have to make that will make me insane. He is a "well, you need to decide now so that seventy-eleven years from now when we decide to actually do this thing, you will know exactly what you want," kind of guy. Hate. This. About. Him. Seriously, it took us six years to pick a new car and then we bought a six freaking year old car. Three years for a leather sofa. Homeboy is a rockstar who loves my lady lumps but he is a little too paralyzed by information. I'm more of a "hey, I love it now but if I decide that I don't like it in a few years then I will change it," kind of girl. If we have to get into it about every doggone part of a bike, I will likely be charged with some form of aggravated assault. Nursing school leaves me with little patience for anyone other than my patients so I already have a sort of short fuse.

All that to ask this: would you pick the Bianchi 7 Via Nirone 7 105 or the Gran Fondo Imola? I know that the Via Nirone has better components and I could spend money on having awesome wheels that I love built. On the other hand, I love the minimalist look of the Gran Fondo. And the steel vs. aluminum debate. My husband keeps telling me about all of the wonderful attributes of steel and I don't really disagree with him. Honestly a pound or two heavier on the bike is the least of my worries when I weigh as much as I do.

What do you think, awesome group of bikers? Vintage, Nirone, or Fondo? Steel or aluminum? Marital bliss or manslaughter?