I Can't Believe I Did This...

[makbike]

I purchased myself a new road bike this afternoon. I sold my recumbent and got what I was asking for it so I decided to turn the money around and treat myself to a new bike. I purchased a 2007 LeMond Buenos Aires WSD - it is so sweet. I spent about an hour on it a couple of weeks ago and fell in love with it. I'll pick it up tomorrow evening and hopefully will be able show it off at the club ride Saturday morning.

Here is my big question - how long should I ride it before I sit for a professional bike fitting?

[mimitabby]

as long as you are still comfortable! congrats on the new bike.
PICTURES?

[wemoon]

Congratulations on your new bike! New toys are so much fun

[velogirl]

Here is my big question - how long should I ride it before I sit for a professional bike fitting?

congratulations on your new bike! new bikes are always so exciting.

will the bike shop fit you when you pick up your bike? if so, and they do a good job, you might not need to get a fit elsewhere.

btw, bike fit should be part of the purchase "package," so make sure they fit you when you pick up the bike.

if the shop doesn't fit you, I would highly recommend getting a fit sooner, rather than later. and winter is the perfect time to get fit, because it allows you time to adapt to the new geometry while you're doing lower intensity riding/training.

[makbike]

The shop will do a fit tomorrow evening when I pick the bike up but it will not be as intensive or inclusive as a true fitting. I did take the form the bike fitter filled out on my other bike last year when I paid for a professional fitting. Not sure if the numbers will be of any help given the difference in geometry but maybe it will give the shop a place to start.

I will admit I'm very excited about my new bike. My only regret is most of my riding will not be limited to my trainer so I really won't get a good feel for my new ride until spring arrives in March or April.

[Tater]

Congrats on your new bike, Marcie! May the two of you have as many happy miles next year as you did this year!

[mountainchick]

Oooo! Congrats on the new bike! You HAVE to put up pics

[mixie]

Ahhh, getting a new bike. It's like the best thing ever. Congrats and PICTURES!!!

We won't believe you have a new bike until we seem some proof

[makbike]

I promise to snap a shot or two tomorrow evening once I have the bike home. I promised my boss I would work Friday school earlier this week so I won't be able to journey into Louisville until close to 6 p.m. to pick it up and bring it home. I guess I'll sit and stare at it tomorrow evening. Weather forecast for Saturday is looking good so I hope to spend the day enjoying my new ride. I hope my other bike does not get jealous. I've decide to keep my little blue bike on my trainer and use it as a training bike in the spring. It weighs 31 pounds so the new bike is going be fun. I'm amazed at how light my new bike it, feels like a feather next to my "tank." I hope the drop in my weight and the drop in the bike weight produces faster speeds.

All I can say is "Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday to me!" I simply can't believe I spent that much money on a bike but I did and I'm going to enjoy it to the max.

[onimity]

Very cool, congrats!!! I know the feeling of being amazed by a light bike; I'd been riding my MTB with racks, etc. for a long time & when I got my road bike I was surprised every time I lifted it.

From the website it looks like a sweet bike!!!

My LBS does a pro fit but when I got my road bike I wanted a chance to get used to it before doing the 'real' fit so they did a preliminary fit when I got it and then I went back a few weeks later when I was more aware of what I liked & what I wanted to change & we did the full fit. That worked out well and I felt like I could have some input then. That worked out really well for me, but it was my first road bike too.

Anne

[Mr. Bloom]

Congrats! Here's the question:

How long will it be before you stop 'reaching down' to shift gears?

We'll look forward to seeing it at the Horsey next year!

[makbike]

Mr. Silver I can always claim I'm looking for my water bottle . I guess this will be like going from a manual transmission to an automatic.

[OakLeaf]

Congrats! Here's the question:

How long will it be before you stop 'reaching down' to shift gears?

That's funny, I went through that last spring when I demo'ed a new bike, and the REALLY funny thing was that it had been 12 years since I last rode a road bike with down tube shifters. I'd been riding a hybrid with grip shifters for three years... but as soon as I got on that road bike, the down tube is where they were supposed to be.

Then I rehabbed my old bike with the down tube shifters and rode that all last summer, and had to get over it all over again when I got a new bike this spring

[silver]

Awesome! my goodness dropping over 10 pounds off the bike. You are going to be sooooo fast. I will have no hope of ever being able to keep up with you. You are going to be Flying!!!!!!

Statistics, please! double triple, size, anything!

[indigoiis]

Congratulations on your new bike!