Thursday, June 21, 2007

Another bike!

I picked up my road Trek today. I even blew off all workouts to do it. I'm sure I had some rationalization of why it was a good idea. Mark at Bike America, took alot of time fitting the bike. They have a cool scanner that measures all your proportions so the bike can be fitted to you. This is alot more important on a road bike as you're likely to spend alot more time on it and in one position.

I added a few accessories: SPD pedals (so I can use the shoes I already had even though they aren't roadie shoes), wireless computer and little tiny seat bag that just barely fits my phone and keys. Just from the tiny bit of riding I did tonight, I think it will take some time to adjust. I like that it's not so upright but I have to get used to the brakes on the drop handlebars and the shifters are actually on the breaks. I'm really glad I already had the clipless experience, though who's to say I still won't crash when I can't unclip fast enough.

So I now have more bikes than computers! Technically that was true before, as I have this nifty old English 3-speed in the basement that I really need to get fixed up. So I have more ride-able bikes than computers.

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