New Cross Bike in April?

Why a new cross bike in April? Call it motivation to train harder for Sept! So next season no more bar end shifters for me. It's still steel and a tad heavy (just like it's rider). But the components are more gooder and it oozes "old school". Besides, if I rode a bike with composite anything on it, i'd feel mork guilty about my weekly poor race finishes. This ride allows me to keep my status at the back of the pack, just a tad shinier!