My 17.5 pound baby

For those of us in the frozen north dry roads, green grass and warm winds are still a dream but getting closer. My first bike race is in 34 days and looking at the snow outside I wonder how that's going to happen.

Historically I am on the road around Geordie's birthday, March 22. There is still snow and still more on the way during spring storms but I'm out there riding on what dry roads there are.

This year I have the enjoyment of riding a new bike, a picture of which I'd include if I wasn't so lazy. So you'll have to image sleek black carbon fiber lines, rich red Velomax wheels, ultralight carbon pedals and FSA wingpro handlebars. Doesn't that make you shiver with delight? It's a beauty, make no mistake.

Weighing in at 17.5 lbs I expect to ride this bike with fastest of the fast this year and kick some ass. I've ridden my old steel bike to within inches of beating guys half my age and will enjoy finishing them off in style as I sail past them on my new cruiser. If that sounds like braggadocio, it is.

Right now I am riding on the rollers indoors, waiting for the roads to clear. Soon, very soon......

Pa