New Madone Arrives!

While we were out sailing Tom called to let us know that my sleek new Madone bike had arrived. We were shocked as it wasn't expected to ship until August 16th, but it had arrived by August 9th! Not much we could do until we got back from our vacation anyway.

I had decided I needed a different saddle on the shiny, new, blue bike, so now I had to have the new saddle moved to the new Madone. Pete and I went down to Bike World tonight to pick up our bikes that had gone in for their tune ups as well as my sleek new Madone. The shiny, new, blue bike looked great! The handlebars were fixed and Pete had selected a nice blue tape to replace the already dirty white tape.

Tom put my sleek new Madone up on the trainer and adjusted the saddle. I climbed up and he had perfectly adjusted the seat. My bike was ready to go. So was I, but there just wasn't enough time in the day today between work, picking up the bikes and sunset to ride, not to mention that thing they call dinner.

The bike looks sharp! I'm excited about the better derailleur and shifting, plus the smoother ride. This bike is an investment in my and my weight loss, so the price of this bike is not being counted in my financial investment for the Bike to the Beach event. Can't wait to get this sleek new Madone on the road and see what I can do now!

New purchases:

• Terry Butterfly saddle $54
• Blue tape and wrapping $25.49
• Pink Camelbak water bottle $9

Goals
Today's Miles: 0
Total Miles Achieved: 641.2
Financial Investment: $1870.63
Total Weight Loss: 0