Man, do I LOVE my new bike! It was SO worth the wait and the perseverance in making sure to get the one I had set my heart on. A great many thanks go to my friend and colleague who told me not to give up on my dream bike!!
I feel like I am riding a Porsche, I tell you! It handles WONDERFULLY! Of course, I made a deal with myself that I would have to wear a helmet the moment I started riding the new bike, so now I am. Sigh. Safety comes first! The problemo is that I feel like a giant mushroom when I am wearing it…
Anyway, the fact that I now feel only 1/3 as tired as I normally do after my daily ten-mile route dramatically reduces the “mushroom-effect”:)
Those uphill climbs…ahhhh, what a BREEZE now!