Ok, so it's not...it's not at all. But, heck, I'm taking advantage of it; putting away my snow boots and shovel in favor of my Sidis and two wheels. Three rides this week alone and it's the middle of February. I was even able to get out on my mountain bike for a while. That was a first in almost a year.
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| The Cervelo R5 California Project |
In other news, I'm getting what is becoming an annual spring itch to some how totally renovate one of my bikes. This time it's the road bike's turn. I continue to love my light weight super aero Cervelo Soloist frame, but it is 6 years old and the paint job is becoming a little stale for me. I've fallen in love with the stealthy paint job of the Cervelo R5 CA (to the right), the special California Project bike that costs around $9,0000 for just the frameset. Since there is absolutely no way that I'm going to spend that much money on a bike to save a few grams, I'm going to do the next best thing, which is to paint my bike similarly to that one. I love the look, but I love my frame. This is the ultimate compromise.
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| A mock up of what my bike may look like after paint job |
In the course of the renovation, my plan is to change from my silver SRAM Red brakeset to the black SRAM Red brakeset, change out my FSA K Wing carbon ergo bars for a more traditional set of round bars that are perhaps a bit even lighter, and I'm going to change the white Fizik Arione saddle for a new Fizik Arione Versus black saddle with glossy lettering to match the bike. This all assumes, however, that I can actually get the bike repainted for a reasonable price. My mock up of what the paint job may look right (to the right). Stay tuned.
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