Tuesday, June 19, 2007

My new love....

I just realized that I never posted pics of my new baby! I got a new bike a few weeks ago, and I LOVE it!!! My last bike was really nice (I just got it last year), but it was a hybrid. The hybrid is fabulous for just regular riding around, but it just wasn't great for all of my triathlon/bike racing endeavors! Now I'm super aerodynamic and speedy! It is a LeMond Alpe D'Huez.

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it's hard to tell in the picture but the white part it pearly and the blue part is really sparkly

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I had these aerobars put on

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and these clipless pedals

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My "space age" cycling shoes. They don't have the most fashionable selection in cycling shoes!

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I don't know if any of you have ever tried clipless pedals, but they are really hard to get used to! I can't tell how many times I fell while getting used to them! And it's no fun to fall while both of your feet are still attached to the pedals! As you can see from the picture, my pedals are all dinged up! I was going to post the picture of my legs bleeding after my first fall, but I forgot that they were on Jody's camera! Seriously though, if you just saw my legs you would think I was a 12 year old boy because of all the scrapes and bruises! Ha ha!


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This is my old bike and our bike trailer. The bike is a Trek 7200 and really is a nice bike. I'm sure I will use it to tow the kids around. But... if anyone wants a bike and makes me a good offer... =)

3 comments:

. said...

It is a really pretty bike! I saw you a few hours after your fall and you did look bad! I love how Billy was so concerned for you!! What a hubby! I'll make a offer on the bike... but I don't think you'd go for a $1! Let me know if you are intrested! :0)

Unknown said...

that's a really nice bike! very sparkley! i remember when my mom started using clipless peddles on her bike...she fell off all the time and you are about 20 years younger than she was when she did it! it was funny to se my 48 year old mother scraped up like a second grader!

jodes said...

Harrison looks so cute on that big ole bike!!