MY GREEN JERSEY

I'm getting a small case of Bike-Envy.

Rich from my tri-team is also doing Ironman Coeur d'Alene next year, and he just bought a shiny new bicycle. He was riding a mountain bike so it makes sense that he get something a little bit more tri-friendly. But now I'm starting to feel the bug. I bought my bike 2 years ago before my first triathlon when I had no idea what I was doing. There's nothing wrong with my bike (a Trek 1200); it's a good, all-purpose road bike and the gearing is actually pretty good for doing hills. But it's not specifically designed to help do an Ironman. So I am casually looking around to think about upgrading.

There are 2 things I will be keeping from my current bike, if and when I buy a new one. The first is my Killer Whale Squeeky Horn. It rocks. It's staying. The second is of course my Flash-Point FP60s. If anything, the wheels are too good for my bike and it's time I brought the rest of my gear up to spec.

My tri team has nearly 300 members, so at most workouts I will meet somebody new. At our last ride, someone came up to me and said "Nice bike...how do you like the wheels?" That wasn't the first time I was asked that. It's kind of funny because before I got the FP60s, nobody noticed my bike one way or the other. And now, people aren't really complimenting my bike, just the wheels.

It would be nice for someone to notice my frame for a change. Or perhaps even my riding skills.