Originally Posted by SpongeDad
Riddle me this Batman - what happens to the Trek? You've got the Scandium climbing bike, the bullhorned commuter, and now the primo Lemond. Won't the Trek find the Tete offensive? (sorry) Are you about to have the world's best bad weather / beater bike?
Au contraire - the 55 and I are very intimate. I have no plans to do anything other than to keep riding and maintaining/upgrading her.
The Santana is the one that's up in the air. I stripped the ultra cool parts off (Zero G brakes, Keo pedals) in anticipation of going on the Tete and I recently sold the AC 350's and replaced them with a new set of Mike Garcia's. Basically, while it was a great climber, it wasn't much good at anything else. So, I will be rebuilding it as a general use bike - going from 15 to 16.5 pounds. I'll ride it through the winter and make a decision on what to do with it sometime in the new year. My hope is that it will offer enough of a difference and improvement to actually keep. I can't deny it's a beautiful frame but I may be too old for aluminum, even if it is Scandium.
As for the Tete - the intent was to have a special event, once-in-awhile ride. Though it technically will fill the same shoes as the 55, it'll do so in a very different way.
And, it will be my true OCP bike.
55/Rad