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OK, now I get it.
Mar. 9th, 2013 11:40 amI took the road bike out for the first time today, only going half a mile down the road and back. I think I get it now.
The old hybrid that I've been riding for 8 years is a lot like me being the engine and pilot of a vehicle I'm driving and I'm fully aware of the bike at all times. It's very much like driving a car.
With the road bike, it's like there is no bike. There's just me and the wind. Within seconds I realized that I could hardly tell the bike was there at all. I need to ride more than half a mile but a lot was immediately obvious.
I was going 25 MPH with probably the same effort that would get me to 16 or 18 on the other bike.
I just need to get used to the responsiveness. I felt a little wobbly but it's just because the thing responds to the slightest twitch.
All of you that have been telling me to get a nicer bike for years, yeah, OK, I think you win.
The old hybrid that I've been riding for 8 years is a lot like me being the engine and pilot of a vehicle I'm driving and I'm fully aware of the bike at all times. It's very much like driving a car.
With the road bike, it's like there is no bike. There's just me and the wind. Within seconds I realized that I could hardly tell the bike was there at all. I need to ride more than half a mile but a lot was immediately obvious.
I was going 25 MPH with probably the same effort that would get me to 16 or 18 on the other bike.
I just need to get used to the responsiveness. I felt a little wobbly but it's just because the thing responds to the slightest twitch.
All of you that have been telling me to get a nicer bike for years, yeah, OK, I think you win.
