I had wandered into my local bike shop, The Pony Shop, the other day to talk with the owner, Lou, and my favorite mechanic, John. We were shooting the shit when Lou mentioned that in the bowls of the shop he found a used frame in my size, and he was looking to get rid of it, cheap. Here is the gist of the conversation:
Hey Lou what kind of frame is it?
It is a Cannondale System Six, Cannondale's race frame, in Liquigas colors, lime green and white. I will sell it cheap.
Me: I already have the power train and the wheels, all I need are some minor components. Wow that's lucky.
The bottom line is that I bought the frame and then all the parts i needed. I ended up getting a decent race bike for a great price. Now you may ask, as Ruth did, why do I need another bike? Besides the fact a new bike is always fun and as Lou says, you can never have enough bikes, I needed a bike I can take places when my main bike is at VQ during the winter. Well I need a "B" bike to use when my main bike is in the shop. How about, I need to bring a bike to NY and if I bring my Litespeed I need a "B" bike. (I needed to quickly come up with more excuses and I am rapidly running out of steam.)
Anyway I brought the bike home yesterday and slapped it on the wind-trainer, because it was rainy. The verdict is that the bike fits nicely and seems fast. ( Its hard to tell how fast because I am on a trainer and not on the road. ) Now comes the fun part of breaking it in. I have some high intensity workouts coming and I will see if I can hit my power levels. It seems stiff and the power goes right to the wheels. I am very excited so look for the lime green streak on the road.
