The cycling thread

[charlie]

Making sure you increase your distances each month will become addictive.

Or your times 

I know that one. I was out yesterday and realised after 37KM that I stood a change of beating my fastest 40KM, so I pushed much harder than someone my age really should and beat it...by 2 seconds.

quality dubber I'm in between using my mountain bike outside and road bike on the turbo inside so I'm just trying to get my mileage up if my broken down body will start to let me 

[dubber36]

I've been into my favorite shop and ordered this today.



I'll pick it up next week when I can make time to have a fitting.

[Booth11]

^^

Very nice    Hope your not going to keep that in your garage    Our best road bike still live indoors 

What's the weight?

[dubber36]

I don't know what the weight is. It will be interesting to put it on the scales. Picking it up, it feels much lighter than my alloy Giant.

I won't be allowed to keep it in the house, so I'm going to make room for it in my office.

[Booth11]

I don't know what the weight is. It will be interesting to put it on the scales. Picking it up, it feels much lighter than my alloy Giant.

I won't be allowed to keep it in the house, so I'm going to make room for it in my office.

It has to pass the one finger test.  If you can lift it with one finger from the top tube, then it's light enough   

[charlie]

I've been into my favorite shop and ordered this today.



I'll pick it up next week when I can make time to have a fitting.

Me likey lots 

[dubber36]

I picked up my new bike this morning  Hopefully I'm going to make a couple of hours to give it a proper test tomorrow...and Saturday...and Sunday. The demo I rode was a 54cm (mine is a 58cm) Even tho' it was a bit on the small side, it felt good, so being on a bike that's the right size should be even better.

[Booth11]

I picked up my new bike this morning  Hopefully I'm going to make a couple of hours to give it a proper test tomorrow...and Saturday...and Sunday. The demo I rode was a 54cm (mine is a 58cm) Even tho' it was a bit on the small side, it felt good, so being on a bike that's the right size should be even better.

Exciting, hope you like it and as you had it all measured properly it should be the right fit.  Though it's interesting how trends change with bike fitment.  Years ago the trend was for slightly bigger frames and very short seat posts, now it's more towards smaller frames with a lot of seat post exposed.

Let us know how it rides 

[dubber36]

My height comes from having long legs, so if I'm on a larger frame, the standover height is fine and the seat post doesn't have to be that far out, but I struggle reaching the hoods. Fit a shorter stem to bring the bars closer but the steering gets too twitchy.

I've got a lot of seat post out on the new bike and it looks even more due to the sloping top tube and relatively short seat tube.

[Booth11]

My height comes from having long legs, so if I'm on a larger frame, the standover height is fine and the seat post doesn't have to be that far out, but I struggle reaching the hoods. Fit a shorter stem to bring the bars closer but the steering gets too twitchy.

I've got a lot of seat post out on the new bike and it looks even more due to the sloping top tube and relatively short seat tube.

Seat tubes tend to be very short on modern road bikes.  Aesthetically I prefer more seat post showing but as you say it's the reach and fit that counts.  And that's before you get started on saddle adjustments 

I like the sloping top tube.  Mine (our) bike has a relatively straight top tube by comparison, lovely stiff frame though, and lightweight - see pic.  Still like to know the weight of yours, think you should hop on the scales with it.