Just a casual ride with Sharon, Karl, and Mark. This was the first ride outside of my hallway for my new Zip007 carbon bike. Initial test included some hops to make sure it was solid. It is, but I'm still uncertain. It's definitely more flexy than any bike I've ridden, but only in a twisting angle along the axis from from the rear dropout to the top of the head tube. It handles power nicely, and feels like riding from a mattress. Acceleration is quick. No creaks, which means good assembly and not TOO wispy. I can compress the center of the top tube with my hand, if I lean down on it. So I figure a crash would shatter this thing. It's really light. I didn't think it would matter much, but it does. I named it "Carbon" on all of my apps/devices, but Erica and I decided it should be named "Snappy". It's VERY responsive, and handles turns better than any of my other bikes have. It'll take me a few hundred miles to really settle into it, but I have the jist of it after 20ish last night. I *do* have a huge stack on the steerer tube, which looks way dorky, but I'm very tall. It's comfy, so I may just leave it as is. We'll see what my actual performance looks like after a few rides, but I'm most likely using this bike for HH100. That MIGHT be because I left both of my other bikes unrideable. *oops* http://omnitech.net/health/cycling/2014/08/13/tuesday-night-ride/ ‎