My bike broke in September due to a mechanical part failure. It was not fun at the time as I was leading a Cascade Bicycle Ride with about 15 ducklings in a nice straight line following me. Fortunately another leader took over.
It quickly became fun when the bike shop let me know the vendor was going to replace the 2011 frame under their life time warranty program with a new 2015 frame. Do I go with an aero frame or a fast road frame? What style will I ride most of the time after the Ironman? What is best for hills? What is best for speed? So many choices to make. I test rode various bikes again and again. My friends gave advise. Finally, I decided to go with a road frame.