Yippee! I BOUGHT my first roadbike!!!

[Jo-n-NY]

What a nice looking bike and great pics. How nice to put a face with a name.

~ JoAnn

[Trekhawk]

Ooohh lovely bike. Let me know how you get on with that saddle though. I call them the Bontranger torture device and changed mine out pretty quick.

Just looking at your bike picture and seeing that saddle makes me cringe.

[DirtDiva]

Nice wheels, fishdr! May you have many happy rides together

Me too, Trek! I had my Evil Bonty (I'm sure that was the actual model name ) on my Tass for months beore I could afford to change it out. It didn't seem that comfy when I first tried out the bike, but I hadn't ridden for four months and convinced myself that it would be fine after I'd had a week or two to break in my arse. Ha! I shouldn't have listened to myself - never manged to adjust that saddly so that both the girly-bits and the rear-end were both happy for more than about 8kms, and I always ended up with sore muscles in my upper back from the way I was sitting to relieve the presure elsewhere. Does anyone like their Bontrager saddles?

[DrBee]

I think calling the Bontrager saddle a torture device is putting it mildly. Yes it's miserable and the arse and bits are unhappy, however I'm going to put up with it until that 90 maintenance check-up when I get the clipless pedals put on. The saddle on the hybrid wasn't much better. It's hard for me to justify spending any more money right now. I spent a little more money than I was planning on - I didn't expect to walk out of the LBS with a Pilot 2.1

Trek makes such beautiful bikes with quality components - why do they feel a need to torture us with crappy saddles? Ugh!

After I hit the wind from the south this morning, my mind was more on pushing through the wind than on how much my arse hurt.

[Brina]

so exciting. enjoy!

[DirtDiva]

It's hard for me to justify spending any more money right now. I spent a little more money than I was planning on - I didn't expect to walk out of the LBS with a Pilot 2.1

Heh. When I was bike shopping I was looking for something basic to get about on in the £250 region. Ended up with £650 Gary Fisher hardtail on finance. (And I love her dearly. )

[DrBee]

Heh. When I was bike shopping I was looking for something basic to get about on in the £250 region. Ended up with £650 Gary Fisher hardtail on finance. (And I love her dearly. )

Yah - when you ride the right bike - you just know and HAVE to buy it. I'm sure glad I didn't even dare get on the Mitis Dama. Luckily I couldn't even be tempted - they had it in the warehouse, not out in the store.