RolliePollie gets a NEW RIDE!

[RolliePollie]

Here she is...FINALLY! After months of shopping and working with a relative on a possible super deal, I just couldn't wait any longer! So I ordered a Trek Madone 4.7 from my LBS. I picked up her today...I think I'm gonna love her! She feels fast and the fit feels good. Having never ridden a carbon bike before, I didn't know what to expect. I can definitely feel that she's lighter...no clunky feeling like on my Trek 1000. I'm soooo excited!!! I can't wait to try some big hills tomorrow.

My pictures don't really do her justice. She's not too flashy, but she's understated and pretty. I decided to photograph her "naked" before I started switching things out and gearing her up. I already changed out the saddle for my Terry Butterfly and we put my old 25c Michelin Krylions on her. She came with 23c Bontrager Race Xlites and they are just not tough enough for the roads around here. So the new tires went on my Trek 1000, which now resides on the trainer.

So...the first ride....just went out for a quick spin and about 2 miles down the road, I got a flat. What luck! I was thinking the bike handled really differently than my old Trek 1000...well duh, bikes do handle a little weird when you've got a flat front tire! So, I fixed the flat and then...I can't believe this...I picked up the bike to put the tire back on and set it down for just one second...and it tipped over. Nice. Way to go. Dump your new bike on the first day. I almost started crying. Luckily the seat and bar tape cushioned the fall and I can't find any scratches. Whew! But my white bar tape is already dirty since my hands got black stuff all over them changing the tire. It was not exactly the first ride I'd had in mind. Other than the flat and the tip-over, I was very impressed.

Here are her first pictures. Sorry they're humongous...I can't figure out how to shrink them. I'm gonna get her white bottle cages and I might try to find a blue or silver/grey seat bag. Eventually I'll change to black bar tape (it might turn black on it's own if I keep getting flats). Isn't she purdy?