PRETTY IN PINK!! And Tribute to BIG RED..

Pretty in Pink

So my "Pretty in Pink" bike is almost ready for me to pick her up from Providence Bicycle.  She is so pretty and looks so fast...I know I know it will be what i put into her to make her move fast...But I am sure I will be able to go a little faster on this bike then BIG RED...

Sean

And since I did take a nasty fall last year, Sean recommended I get a new helmet!!!!(Yup we are blaming Sean on the new helmet and shoes, that is  Sean  in the picture above...IN FACT the whole new TRI bike purchase can be blamed on Sean !!!!!) 

Required Bike Accessories!

Do not get me wrong I love BIG RED...Actually BIG RED just got home from the "Bike Hospital" tonight...AGAIN THANKS to the guys and gals at Providence Bike , she is feeling better and riding smoother...She needed some new tires and a chain and rear cassette...been putting off her repairs cause she was on the trainer for the winter...

BIG RED

But now BIG RED is back home where she belongs... Sean said to me tonight, while I was contemplating putting her inside the Jeep or on the bike rack, "Just throw her on the rack she is your beater bike now!!"  

It took a minute to realize what he meant by that and it felt kinda sad...BIG RED took me through my first two TRI seasons and had a couple of nasty falls on her..but I learned so much during the last two years....I have met some great people who taught me to race a bike and not just ride it....I learned confidence to ride "clipped" in.  Learned balance and determination...learned that "Dog Shit" is a good mantra, for me, when I am trying to push and pedal up a hill....Learned that the "first" fall/crash does happen..and when it does you get up and brush off and get RIGHT BACK ON....

CAUSE I CAN NOW....AND YOU CAN TOO!!!