Killer Bee!

I've got a new name from my co-worker, because of the new bike being black with yellow trim. "Killer Bee". It's a smooth, fast bike. I did a quick 10-miler last Friday evening. Amazing... I was speechless. Planning to ride a longer 20-miler this Friday after work. And more on coming Monday as it is Memorial Day. No work! WooHoo!

I bought a new bicycle, a '07 Scott Speedster S10, that weighs 8.6 kg or 18.7 lbs, stock. I removed the Shimano R-540 road pedals from my '85 Trek 400 and screwed them on the Speedster.

It started like this: A few weeks back on the trails, I couldn't shift into some gears on the Trek. So I took it to the local bicycle shop (LBS in bike-speak) for a tune-up. I go back a few days later to pick it up, and they tell me they couldn't do a tune-up. The wheels couldn't be trued as they were very old and the spokes were at max tension. Any more, and they would break, and then the LBS would have to replace the old style 27" wheels (wheels are now 700c metric). They still adjusted the rear derailleur, lubed it up, gave it a sfatey check. Still, the ensuing ride wasn't that smooth.

And then a co-worker sent me an email about a bike shop in California that was having a close out. Thank you, Tim. So I popped open the wallet and splurged big-time and ordered the Speedster, which is a full Shimano Ultegra gruppo, with carbon seatpost, forks, and seat stays.

I had a nice, short, 10-miler ride on it last Friday evening. Here's a photo courtesy of my co-worker. Well, he insisted on it.






















So, now I need to get some parts and tools:
-Bottle cages
-Multi-purpose tool
-Frame pump
-Bike jersey (yellow with black trim)
-Gloves
-Cyclo-computer (with cadence function)
-Saddle bag (for the tool and patch kit)
-Lights (for eventual night rides)

I'll post later some nicer photos of the Speedster, sans yours truly.