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The new bike has arrived!

I took it out for about a 30 mile shake down ride this morning, and up a few hills to see how it performed.

My first impressions are, the bike is beautiful, and it rides pretty good. The tires weren't the highest quality tires available, so that may have contributed some to a sense of sluggishness I felt. Of course that could also be from the fact I don't think I've fully recovered from Sundays ride. I didn't feel that good on Wednesday either, come to think of it.

I did feel a little stretched out, when riding on the brake hoods, which I attribute to the handlebars being about 1/4" (6 mm) wider than my other two bikes. 1/4" isn't very much, but it was noticeable.

I may decide to switch to 42 cm carbon fiber bars, or rotate the handlebars up slightly, which seems to be all the rage lately. Even the pros are doing that. It may screw up my positioning some, when I'm in the drops, so I am a little hesitant.

In the mean time, I'm going to ride this set up for another couple of rides before changing anything, and see how things go.

And for those who have to know, the bike weighs in at 16.5 pounds, about 3 pounds lighter than my other bike.
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Becky said…
It's beautiful.
8:57 AM
Vreni Gurd said…
Nice! Glad to know you've got it now.
2:14 PM
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