New sexy beast

The time finally came for me to buy another bike. The joke with triathletes is the number of bikes you need is n+1 where n is the current number of bikes you own. However, this wasn’t me simply wanting a new shiny bike. Although who doesn’t want a new shiny bike? My current bike is a road bike and I wanted needed a tri bike.

After my mom passed away, my dad gave each of us daughters some money. I decided right away that I was going to use that to buy the bike. I loved the idea that it would go towards something that I would use all the time, spend so much time with (sooooo many hours!) and that I’d have with me on race days.

After testing out a few tri bikes I was surprised that the one I liked the most was Trek. Not to mention Chris who helped me there was awesome. So I went with the Trek Speed Concept! I had a new cassette and gearing put on because my thunder thighs produce low power and I can’t go up a hill without my power going way out of my given range. Chris did a great job fitting me to the bike and home I went with my sexy new beast!

That was Friday night and Saturday after my 5K I was already taking it out for a spin in the awesome weather. This was part two of my amazing day (awesome 5K being part 1). I was so excited to test it out and it met my expectations. I was nervous about the different style of shifting but it’s so much better than road bike shifting. My backs still iffy about the more aggressive aero position but that will take some getting used to. The seat however I hate. I can’t decide if that needs time to adjust as well or if it’s a seat that was designed with men in mind because the bike is gender neutral. Either way my crotch needs to get on board fast or I’m not going to last on long rides.

After looking at my two bikes next to each other… inside my house because of course bikes belong inside right?... I thought they kind of look like they go together with the red, black and white. Like twins. A pretty-fun-female and a down-to-business-male. So I thought…Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver. I know, go ahead and laugh. I’m sure several of you don’t even know the reference. I thought it would be fun to name them. It’s kind of a joke to name one Quicksilver since I’m not a fast cyclist at all. But hey, I’m not one to take myself too seriously. I mean really, who names their bikes? Here’s to happy riding on Quicksilver!