RR... meet R5

so i bit the bullet. i bought a road bike! i thought to myself while riding the other day with a training group, "why am i wasting all this energy trying to keep up with the pack?". aside for getting in better shape and practicing better technique i knew that a big improvement in my efficiency would be in getting a full feldged road bike... so i did! now, if you know me, you know that i'm not one to rush into any big decisions. at times i annoy myself with how much i analyse some things. this was true in bike shopping as well. my research paid off the first time in getting my first bike, the Kona Dew FS hybrid. i was very happy with that decision. so i did the same if not more research online, magazines and at my local bike stores (LBS) to inform myself on what was out there.

after visiting almost every LBS in town, i came across Mountain Bike City. a small shop just west of downtown Calgary. the staff there is super friendly and it looks like a decent place to bring your bike in for servicing. they mostly specialize in mountain bikes (duh) and cyclocross bikes... mostly Konas and Cannondales. but last week i just happened to visit them on the rare occasion when they had some 2008 model road bikes. i found one that was the right size, had the right specs i wanted, color was decent, was on sale for a good price for it's value... it was calling my name! ah shit... decision time.

after a weekend of flip flopping whether i should or not... i finally said f%ck it, i need it! =)

say hello to my little friend. a 2008 Cannondale CAAD9 R5, 58cm.

Specs: click here

i should be able to take it out a couple of times this weekend as the rain is clearing up finally. can't wait!!!