Solid bike choice congrats on the new ride!
heres my fpquattro

Some carbon designs from 20 years ago still look fresh today, like the Cinetica and that Lotus bike by Mike Burrows. Time will tell if the wavy fork will be as iconic, but since Pinarello's have been ridden on some very high profile wins the last few years, I bet they will the rosebud bikes for many young race fans now.

What do most folks do with their carbon fiber bikes after even a minor "fender-bender" type accident? Keep riding it? I've always wondered.

Repair if needed.

Appleman does this locally in Mpls.

If it's a sailboat, hire me.

I'll do Kevlar canoes and kayaks as well.

I've done quite a bit on our son's boat lately.

Wouldn't take me long to whip up a batch.

Twice, too.

Nice bike Sloar, Semper Fi!

Bill

That's not the dark side.

This is the dark side!:

Salvador Dali fork.

I have nothing against the modern stuff. I really really considered buying one last year. I did not.
If I were racing today, I would want the modern gearing, brakes and controls. Just to feel competitive.
But doing well with the old stuff would sure place some mind games on the guys with $10k race rigs.
In Southern California the masters class guys race on cost-is-no-object stuff way too often.
Maybe after they start drug testing locally I will consider getting back in.

Funny you should mention that in this thread. There is this kid at our local co-op (ok, he is like 24, but way younger than I) who turns out to be some sort of hula-hoop expert, and regualry hula's (or whatever you do with them) outside the shop. Yes, he has a plastic bicycle (Trek of some type).

And I thought acid was no longer in vogue.

You want to play mind games with those boys?....Tell the Madone owners to turn their head and cough...

I've pretty much decided to grab a CAAD 10 frameset at the end of this season.

I've got an extra Chorus gruppo and a Fulcrum wheelset sitting here.

I'll put plenty of miles in this season to take a whack at masters class next year.

Most of the guys I ride with are already on the team.

It would be a perfect springboard to drop the next fifteen pounds as well.

Besides, Robbie the enabler just picked up a screamin' Cannondale and it's driving me crazy that I don't have one.

I got rid of the excess weight last year fortunately. I had dropped another five and while I felt "fast" uphill, my favorite saddle was no longer comfortable.

The just seen Cannondale Synapse with the split seat tube below the front derailleur mount is interesting. The headtube may be a bit tall though, but not by much, a flipped stem may get the position right.
Maybe it will be out in the Fall.
I think I would ride with my 3V and older Ergo in a fast group first to convince me I really would benefit from it from the latest and greatest. That bike is close enough in shifting and braking that only after I was really fit and felt I really needed more stiffness and less weight would I be willing to spend on a new bike.

Some of the local master class guys though just look abnormal in the body fat, muscle mass department.