hi all, i'm new here. have been riding for a looooong time. first good bike was a brand new, powder blue schwinn le tour. bought a cannondale in their first year of production, 1984, hence my handle. still own it. i also have a c'dale m 300 mountain bike, my first mountain bike i bought to chase my son around the neighborhood when he first learned to ride. also own a 2004 r 800 c'dale, and a 2004 klein attitude v. i've been thinking of getting into carbon. looking at the madone 5.2 or maybe the new six 13. glad to be here. peace.