And I decided to buy it...

I couldn't help it, I had to have that bike. So now I'm the proud owner of a Jamis Xenith! I'm going to upload some pics from my first rides soon...

My new bike??

This is my first post, and it will probably be readen by just a couple of people, but this blog has to start somewhere, so I'll just fire it up...

This spring, I've been looking for a nice, new bicycle, a road bike. Today I finally found what seems to be a real scoop. The Jamis Xenith Comp is a full-carbon bike with Shimano Ultegra drivetrain, and 105 handles and brakes. I've heard a lot about these two lines, and my general impression is that they are both of high quality, and that the Ultegra has some similarities to the more expensive lineups. Anyway, Jamis cycles have created a nice specialized model with a crankset that is suitable for hilly routes and big mountains, which happens to pop up everywhere in this country...

The price of this neat little beauty is 10000 NOK ($2000), which is just the amount of money i want to spend on a bike. As stated in this review, by bicycling.com, the frame gives a very "snappy" ride, and supposedly feels very light, though it weighs in at 8,4 kg, which isn't record-busting. I found a review from a "paper" bicycling-magazine too, which gives much of the same feedback, and it really didn't make me want it less.

As I've already said, this bike is not the standard Xenith Comp, but the only difference really is the crankset. It gives the possibility of lower gearing, but if I buy this bike (which it seems that I will), that part is probably going to be replaced. The area where i live is not really in the middle of the steepest cliffs and deepest fjords, so i don't know if it's needed. I so want this thing anyway...