The past two weekends have been crazy busy with personal stuff (bachelor party two weeks ago, then my sister’s wedding this weekend). Luckily, the first bike meeting was rained out, and the other was a run, so I don’t think I missed much. I didn’t have a bike anyway… until now. My roommate Carlos told me months ago that Performance Bike was the place to go on Thanksgiving weekend because of the great deals they will have. Earlier today, I made time out of the busy weekend of my sister’s wedding with a lot of family over at my parents’ house, to make it back out to the Santa Monica shop to get an EXTRA 20% off from the already cut prices for the holiday weekend. A few days ago, I was set on getting a 2011 Cannondale CAAD10 with Ultegra components, but we’re looking at a $2,149.99 price tag. Ouch! Plus that bike looks sweet with a black and neon green color scheme. We all know, like buying running shoes, that I shouldn’t even be looking at those things. I was told by several people that I should be looking at quality derailleurs and gears. I knew I should be looking for Shimano 105s at least, but Ultegra derailleurs at best.