Lisa Loves Life: The pleasure of a new bike...

I bought a new bike...not just some old bike, no, it's a really beautiful black and white De Rosa King 3 racing bike in carbon fibre!
I bought it second hand at this bike shop called Conti in Lecco. They have a lot of old/new bikes as the men in this area like their bike to be the latest in fashion and in the newest/lightest materials. So after a year or two on a brand new bike they replace it with something even newer.

When I picked my bike up, a week after having ordered it, it looked so pretty and fast with the white handle-bar tape and the white saddle, black wheels and tires! I couldn't wait to take her to the road.

The day after it was Saturday, sunny and 28 degrees outside, the perfect conditions for an inauguration!
I rode to Menaggio to meet my Love and his cycling friend, they took the boat from Bellagio, a beautiful way to see the lake!
The next day our friend who is the owner of the Mitchumm Cycling Team invited us to do a race in Erba, 20km from Como. This would be my very first race, but I was feeling confident with my feet clicked into some fast pedals, so I joined.
After mistaking the road and being escorted back to the bottom of the climb by the last motor, I started to make my way up to the 12km long track to the top of the Cornizzolo. One of the steepest climbs in the area.
Nearly at the top with my tongue on the floor the guys came see how I was doing and guided me on my last meters to the top. After proudly passing the finish I dived into the pieces of banana, warm tea, cookies and slices of fresh blood orange to reload myself with energy before descending back home. Delicious!! It's a whole new way of enjoying food, the real need for it makes it taste so good!

I have the feeling my next post will be a foody one...

Oh, and I have to tell you all about the garden..it's starting to look pretty now!