For the last two months, I have routinely gone down to my basement every other day and "spun" on my old Bianchi road bike (it's around 20 years old). While I'm sure I've benefited from these workouts, I have been anxious about getting a real bike and getting outside and riding. The anxiety is based on the fact that I've really not done much outdoor biking – of the three Ironman events, it is my weakest.
I thought that I would have purchased my bike by now, but it has taken longer than I thought. It is an expensive purchase and one that I wanted to make sure I didn't make a mistake on. So I asked my coach, a bike expert and employees at the bike shop for their opinion (I'll go more into the process in another post).
Last week, I finally did make a decision on the bike – an Equinox 9 by Trek. Unfortunately, it seems that everyone else wants an Equinox 9. It's on back order. It may still take a few weeks to get my bike.
In the mean time, I've bought all the accessories that I need – helmet, cadence sensor, heart rate monitor, pedals (silly me, I thought they came with the bike – at least the wheels do) and shoes. I'm all dressed up, but I have no where to go but downstairs.
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