Toys!
Guess who got a new toy!
The answer to that would be me! If you know me, you probably know that I'm doing triathlons now, and that I'm fairly serious about it. Well, up until now I've been racing on my mountain bike, which is a pretty dang sweet machine. It just isn't well suited for racing in triathlons. At least not at the level that I want to be competing.
So...I've done a lot of test riding and research, and found the bike I wanted. My local bike shop carried them, then when I had the money together, they were sold out. Last night, they got a new shipment in ( of 2 total bikes! ) so I sped home from work, grabbed my bike shoes, helmet, and threw on shorts, and then sped over to the bike shop.
It was raining off and on all day, and there were tornado and severe storm warnings, but nothing was going to keep me from my appointment with Destiny! ( Or at least from my appointment with Chris from Missionbay for a bike fitting ).
I took it out for a 2 mile test ride one last time to make sure it was what I wanted. It rocked. Of course. So I came back to the store, and proceeded to get the seat height, placement adjusted, change out the stem for a shorter one, adjust all of the aerobars, and add the all-important bike comptuer ( with cadence display of course! ).
So, without further ado, I present to you one very happy triathlete, and his new bike:
For the gadget geeks:
It's a Felt S25. Shimano 105 front, Ultegra rear, Dura-Ace shifters. Shimano SPD pedals. FSA carbon fiber cranks. Selle Italia Tri-Matic saddle. Profile Aerolite bars. Alex ALX-320 wheelsets. Carbon-fiber fork.
Hopefully if weather holds tonight, I'll be able to take it out for it's first real ride! Woooohooooo!
The answer to that would be me! If you know me, you probably know that I'm doing triathlons now, and that I'm fairly serious about it. Well, up until now I've been racing on my mountain bike, which is a pretty dang sweet machine. It just isn't well suited for racing in triathlons. At least not at the level that I want to be competing.
So...I've done a lot of test riding and research, and found the bike I wanted. My local bike shop carried them, then when I had the money together, they were sold out. Last night, they got a new shipment in ( of 2 total bikes! ) so I sped home from work, grabbed my bike shoes, helmet, and threw on shorts, and then sped over to the bike shop.
It was raining off and on all day, and there were tornado and severe storm warnings, but nothing was going to keep me from my appointment with Destiny! ( Or at least from my appointment with Chris from Missionbay for a bike fitting ).
I took it out for a 2 mile test ride one last time to make sure it was what I wanted. It rocked. Of course. So I came back to the store, and proceeded to get the seat height, placement adjusted, change out the stem for a shorter one, adjust all of the aerobars, and add the all-important bike comptuer ( with cadence display of course! ).
So, without further ado, I present to you one very happy triathlete, and his new bike:
For the gadget geeks:
It's a Felt S25. Shimano 105 front, Ultegra rear, Dura-Ace shifters. Shimano SPD pedals. FSA carbon fiber cranks. Selle Italia Tri-Matic saddle. Profile Aerolite bars. Alex ALX-320 wheelsets. Carbon-fiber fork.
Hopefully if weather holds tonight, I'll be able to take it out for it's first real ride! Woooohooooo!
posted by Chris Parker at
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