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After spending some time on the fluid trainer on Friday (which I am relieved to report went well after reading some sketchy reviews; A little noisier than I expected but no other issues) I took the Defy out on Saturday for a cruise around town in the rain. Wow. My first bike was a 10 speed Peugeot I got for Christmas when I was 11 years old. Haven't had a road bike since then; they have all been mt bikes including the Cannondale I toured the coast with in '92. This is a whole different animal. So light and fast. Like going from a van to a sports car. It's going to take some getting used to. My last bike was a Marin Coast Trail "comfort"/commuter bike and the riding positions are obviously drastically different. This feels so much more forward. After the first few miles I felt fine in the 2 upright positions but the full drop position still feels really weird which I am going to need to remedy as that is the best position for good braking, especially in the rain. What I learned: Most of my gear performed very well in the rain, especially my Showers Pass jacket and North Face pants. Exception: Nike Gore-Tex shoes: fail. Soaked. Exception 2: My seat bag is not water proof or even water resistant. Very pleased that my back and neck were not sore at all. My neck has always been an issue, even on the comfort bike, so that's great news. Braking is an issue: in the top forward position I can brake but not with much leverage. Not sure how much of the issue is the rain though so I need to compare when I do my first dry ride. I love how the frame fits me. It feels absolutely perfect. All in all, very happy so far! Edit: kinda funny when I first got on it. I have never seen this type of shifter and it took me a few minutes to figure out how the the hell to down shift. Mostly by accident discovered it was the brake lever! Most ingenious design.

Finally upgraded Amarra mini to Amarra and now upgrading the OS to Mountain Lion.

I just wanted to say what a great aunt you are, not just for getting her such a nice gift but also for going the extra mile to make sure that what you get for her will be just right.

I drove to the big city with the family today. That's right, Winnipeg, Manitoba. I'm meeting up with a head-fi buddy on Sunday, at which point I will audition the he-6 and lcd-2, both for the first time. This excites me.

I have a setback post on my bike already. I don't know what that then means. I have an $800, $400 and $100 check in my wallet that I've forgotten to take to the bank for almost a year now, so by my logic, if I cash those, the bike and dinner are free. Worst case scenario is if it doesn't fit, I can sell the bike or steal the Dura Ace for my current bike and sell the rest, and still come out ahead. John is going with me on Monday so I'll maybe listen to his more cautionary way of doing things, but probably not.

Damnit. Why are all the numbers moving where they're not supposed to go? They look like little columns when I typed them. Who know who to work this posting stuff? Who picked the horrible mods around here anyway? Mike deletes whole threads. I don't even know how to copy and paste. Geeez.