herbm

The line forms here!

DaveSANYYZ

I'm right after you Herb!

Happytime

What the heck... it's all Monopoly money at this point anyway!

jschen

I didn't ask for money. Just for hot meals.

Happytime

That's definitely doable – I love to cook.

Clean up...? That's a different story!

DaveSANYYZ

I don't mind getting food in exchange for cleanups!

Growing up and living with 4 sisters, we normally have an assembly line going. Dad cooks, kids do the cleanup (one for moving emptied bowls/dishes around, one to clean the table, one for washing, one for rinsing and one for sweeping the floor).

Oops, went off topic there. I have some computer stuff on the way. A dvd-rom drive, some rechargeable battery station for my Wii-mote and something bike related that I'm a little ashamed of admitting due to my rather poor physical abilities to warrant one.

jschen

On a more on topic note... Tracy (my sister) is picky about how her bikes look. We are looking for a good road bike that looks great without breaking the bank. Her top choice initially is the Specialized Allez Elite triple in the red/white color combo, chosen over any Bianchi in celeste or the gray Cervelo Soloist (or even the special edition color scheme). The Bianchi is okay, but not as good looking in her eyes as the Allez color scheme. And the Cervelo doesn't look feminine enough. (Of the Cervelos, only the R3 would be okay. But it's too expensive.) The Kuota Kharma in blue or the Orbea Dama Race in pink would be winners, but they're both too expensive. I've added the Trek 1600 WSD to the mix for her to consider. What else might she consider?


For reference...

Specialized Allez Elite triple


Trek 1600 WSD

Happytime

That Allez is sharp!

jschen

A PowerTap?

Happytime

No worries, Dave. As if my "abilities" deserve a Campy-equipped S-Works when I can barely get up a hill with my old aluminum triple...

jschen

You must have missed my post about how the slower you are, the more time difference a high end bike makes. Based on my crude calculations, compared to my Allez, Vivian saved me about 30 minutes at Breathless agony. If I were as fast as, say, Vireo, she would have only saved me about 20 minutes. I'm detraining and making myself slower in order to help Vivian shine.

Happytime

Is that how it works?!

I was mentally preparing myself to yell at all the riders who glare at my new bike, then buzz pass me: "I'm on a recovery ride... really!"

tprevost

heck, that's what I do

DaveSANYYZ

I guess I was a bit too explicit there.

Yeah, you can borrow it when I get it. Will need to wait though. I'm too cheap so I got the cheapest version that was recently redesigned (so out of stock in the store). Those Trek coupons are killing me... you can have them if/when I get them next time.

I'm going to follow that cycling training bible book from cover to cover just so I can make Torrey Pines an 8 minute hill. Last week it went down from my plateau'ed for a few months 9m30s record to 9m10s despite gaining 5 lbs the week before.

DaveSANYYZ

Yeah, I like the Allez color scheme too. The blue one will collide with M.E.'s. Girls don't like dress (bike color) collisions.

merider1

Yeah...you're right. Don't go Trek, Jason, or I'll have to kill you.

jschen

M.E. wrote:

J.S.C. read:

T.S.C. heard:

DaveSANYYZ

BTW, what's her color preference again? I forgot.

The C'dale black and orange ones look pretty nice.
https://www.cannondale.com/bikes/07/c...oad/index.html

Oleanshoebox

jschen

It's hard to say. Not only do the colors have to be correct, but they also have to be in the correct arrangement and the correct proportion. Bianchi's celeste was the baseline. Vivian is her dream bike. After round one of looking over some stuff, the Specialized Allez Elite Triple paint job (a few posts above) became the new baseline. I'm throwing in the Roubaix Triple in white (very similar paint job) as an alternative, as well as the Dolce Elite in white with purple accents since she loves purple. And the Trek 1600 WSD (see above) and the 2006 model 2200 WSD (pink).

An Orbea Dama Race in pink or a Kuota Kharma in blue would be even better, but for that kind of money, she might as well get her own Cervelo R3. I would push her toward the Cervelo Soloist Team, but the gray is "not feminine" and it's completely out of the question, even in the special edition gray and red combo.

DaveSANYYZ

You and all your Jenson deals make me jealous.

I also have a white jersey, but despite all the washing, it's not as white as it used to be.

jschen

Cool.

Oleanshoebox

Its actually more of a light grey but I'm sure it will slowly become a darker grey over time.

Luwin1026

Here's a good in-between the Allez and the R3? . . .



And IMHO, a beauty of a bike is the Bianchi 928 C2C - reasonably priced as well, and with a perfect combination of black/white/celeste.




Equipped with Veloce - go Campy for righteous Italian pedigree . . .

jschen

Red/black as in the Tarmac (or a Pinarello) doesn't have enough white. The Bianchi would do better without so much black, but even then she doesn't like it as much as the red/black/white. As for Campy, no Campy since she's borrowing my wheels on race day.