On another note, my wife did her second cross race this past weekend and rode much better. I was quite impressed. She made it down the two steep hills and back up one of them - she ran the steeper of the two. And she successfully dismounted at the barriers.

While I told her what a great job she did, she has been much more critical of her performance, only noting that she finished DFL. I simply pointed out all the great things she did.

Anyway, last week, I bought her a cross bike on eBay - a Cannondale CX-9 with Force BB30 crankset, Rival RD, Apex shifters, Stan's Tubeless wheelset, TRP carbon cantilever brakes, Fizik Arione CX saddle and Zipp Service Course bar and seatpost. It looked pretty good in the pictures, but I was a bit nervous as this is first bike I've bought over eBay and my most expensive purchase on eBay.

Well, it arrived today, and the pictures didn't do it justice. The bike looks brand new. The tires look like they were ridden on a dirt road for a little while, but otherwise, there's not a spot on the bike. Even the chain and cassette look shiny and new. It was a steal of a deal. I'm a bit jealous now. Her cross bike is way nicer than mine.