Wow...it's been a minute since I've posted here (translation: since I've gone roadie).
I got rid of my FS Fish and picked up a Trek 1.5 initially which I outgrew and now have a CAAD9 + an SE Lager Singlespeed.
It was a combination of having the road so readily available to me just outside my door and having a few deals that were too good to pass up.
It all began innocently enough. I thought about getting a road bike to develop my endurance for MTBing. Got lucky and came across a late
80's Giant RS900 someone put out for trash. Filled up the tires and it rode great.
Then, when I went to my LBS, my bud there told me to take out a Trek 1.2 for a spin (the gateway drug!).
Wow! 20lbs of crotch rocket! Did my research and settled on a 1.5. Graduated to a CAAD9. Now waiting on an uber rig
(Cannondale SuperSix HiMOD, Madone 6.9 SSL, Parlee, etc...); something I'll build from a frameset.
However, the call of the wild has been gnawing at me and I'm on my way back to MTBing.
Literally today I just rescued my tried and true '07 Gary Fisher Opie. The top 1" of the seat
tube was cracked clear. I'll have to pick up a narrower seat clamp. Chain's rusty. Tires need
air. I'll have her back together in a couple of days though. That bike just felt good to me.
Will be picking up a full suspension rig before I get a carbon road bike though.
I'm leaning towards a Turner 5 Spot right now.
But here is what I'm riding now...
2009 Cannondale CAAD9: 18.5lbs, Full Dura Ace 7800 w/Ultegra SL Crankset & Cassette.
Full Carbon Cockpit: FSA K-Wing, Bontrager Race XXX Lite OS Stem, cut fork,
Fizik Aliante Carbon Railed Saddle. Continental Grand Prix 4000S Tires.
To complete her:
Edge 2.0 Fork, Fizik Cyrano Post, 2011 Mavic Ksyrium Elite Wheelset,
Dura Ace 7810 Pedals & 7800 Brakset. She'll be in the mid-15lb range.