A Cyclist ..... I AM!!!!

So yes I know I have not been around on here for a long time. What can I say Batman has been doing some soul searching about athletics. A conclusion has been reached ..... I am a cyclist who runs. In case you are confused that is ok because Stefanie and I talked about this last night. She is a runner who cycles. She enjoys running more than cycling and vice versa for me. With that being said I was able to ride the mack daddy of all bikes on Wednesday night. Bill, The Bike Store Owner, allowed me the privilege to ride is bike. Well lets put it this way before I knew it he had my bike and was transferring the petals to his bike. I will not disclose the price but lets just say that I was extremely paranoid about crashing the whole night. I knew if I crashed that bike ... well lets just say I would be a permanent janitor at the bike store. None the less I rode the bike and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Bill's Bike Specs:

Madone 6.9 Pro (full carbon everything)

Shimano Dura Ace 7900 everywhere (except shifters)

Electronic (yes electronic) shifters

For a little back story (yes I know it is late in the blog for this but deal), Stefanie and I bought new bikes about 2 months ago when she was taking the Triathalon class at Wesleyan with Elizabeth. We bought 7.2 FX's which were tons better than our Target bikes we had. Recently I had started to outgrow my FX and was looking at upgrading and it was only a matter of time and MONEY!!!!! I had just finished talking with Bill about the Madones versus Trek 2.3 and I was a little rocky because the price difference is quite a bit. After talking with him I was going to go all the way and get a Madone 5.2 but I was still hesitant because of the price point. It as that night when he let me ride his bike. Well needless to say I loved that bike so much and after a debate with Stefanie over the bike she convinced me to go ahead and buy the Madone 5.2 Pro (as seen below).

This little beauty was ordered yesterday and will be here next week and I cannot wait. As many of your know Stefanie has started to get into triathalons. Well we are starting to upgrade her through bikes and the current plan is that she is going to get a road bike and practice on the small frame and wheels, then add aero bars to the bike, followed by investing in a Triathalon bike for her. With that being said through much debate I have convinced her on getting a Trek 2.1 WSD to start training on (picture is below).

So long story short I am doing much more cycling now than running. But do not worry Batman will still be at races and I will race from time to time. Tim I know it has been awhile but with it getting hotter and the AC running in the house I have had to conserve electricity so the Bat Signal has not been turned on in awhile. I mean come on it takes a full city block to power that magnificant device. But no worries it will be coming on here soon. We have missed hanging out with you and Mrs. Mandie. Till next Bat Broadcast ..... PEACE!!!!!!!! (Don't let the back button hit you on the way out)