Do you have time?

One of the first things we do when Dane gets back home is hit all of the local bike shops to look at all the bling. Colorado Springs has some pretty amazing bicycle shops here. Dane is always glad to get back home to them and the bad thing is they all know us around here.

The other day we went into Colorado Cyclist. This is mainly a catalog business with very high end merchandise, but does have a small retail store. It was one of our favorite catalogs to look at when we lived in Washington. Ryan, the manager of the store knows us. We were talking to him about the Copper Triangle Ride that we did last year and told him we wouldn't be able to go this year (Teaching test takes precedent that date). So when he heard that, Phillip, another sales guy comes up to Dane and asks him if he has time to demo a road bike? Well, you should have seen Dane's eyes pop out of his head. You never ask him if he has time to ride because of course he does!

Dane got to demo a Time Carbon Road bike with all Dura-Ace (everything top of the line) for 2 days. Two teams in the Tour de France ride this bike and it retails for $6500. Let's just say Dane loved it! When we brought it back, Ryan asked how he liked it and I said that he was cheating on me. Like Dane says, "It's hard to go back to margarine once you try butter."

Here he is with the bike as proof he got to ride it.