First ride on the new roadie.... some observations

[alci4]

Just done my first few miles on my cannpondale caad 10 and found exactly the same experiences

but 1 thing i also found out was that a side wind on a road bike really is different to a side wind on a m.t.b. lol

even with my 17 stone to keep the bike grounded a mad side blast took me halfway across the road nearly

on my gt xcr m.t.b. i never moved in the wind but on the caad i was like a leaf being blown about

it's ok now i expect it or know what to expect but it was a shock at first

 

[cyberknight]

Keep at it , a few minor tweaks to your position can make all the difference !

Like most here my default position is on the hoods and after a slow learning curve where it took me a long time to find out how to set my bike up i can ride all day with no real aches or pains , i found these 2 sites really helpful.
http://www.caree.org/bike101bikefit.htm
http://bikedynamics.co.uk/guidelines.htm

I struggle now to change position to a MTB as i find it to upright !!,perservere and you will really start to enjoy it .Gears can be fun when you start to use more than 1 sort of groupset , in the week i use 2300 and when i get on the boardman i keep trying to press the non existent button to change gear

 

[Alexvs]

Keep at it , a few minor tweaks to your position can make all the difference !

Like most here my default position is on the hoods and after a slow learning curve where it took me a long time to find out how to set my bike up i can ride all day with no real aches or pains , i found these 2 sites really helpful.
http://www.caree.org/bike101bikefit.htm
http://bikedynamics.co.uk/guidelines.htm

I struggle now to change position to a MTB as i find it to upright !!,perservere and you will really start to enjoy it .Gears can be fun when you start to use more than 1 sort of groupset , in the week i use 2300 and when i get on the boardman i keep trying to press the non existent button to change gear

Excellent info there, just had a morning read before starting work and will be spending the weekend following the tips given in those articles as I think I have a lot to tweak

 

[User16625]

I have both a dedicated (altho not really high end) MTB and a really good road bike. I dont have any issues with riding either. I ride both a fair bit so Im used to it altho Im not into riding my MTB on the road. Too slow compared to my road one.

 

[Ajax_Gaz]

Brilliant replies guys, thank you!

Thread goes to prove what a friendly, informative and supportive site this is! Much appreciated.

 

[gary in derby]

not gone the whole hog to a roadie. but, took delivery of mt specialised tricross. well, what can i say its like a kiddies bike, lol. feels light, faster than my mtb though as you and others have said ache in strange places. got toe clips on it at the moment. but taking them off, would clipless pedels be better? hope you continue having fun i know i will.

gary

 

[Wankelschrauben]

Clipless pedals are infinitely superior to pedals with toe clips. They function better and are more aestheticaly pleasing to the eye.

 

[gary in derby]

Danka

 

[Nearly there]

Thank you. You have confirmed for me to go roadie is the right decision. I am also like you, on the road with an MTB and at times finding it hard work. Should be around March when an entry level road bike should have my name on it . The first road bike since I was a kid can't wait

+1

 

[Simba]

I made the switch to a road bike last june and my enjoyment and speed improved a lot, only thing that bugged me was the saddle but I got some nice padded cycling shorts to help. I also went clipless a few days after buying it and that improved my speed too.

 

[Globalti]

not gone the whole hog to a roadie. but, took delivery of mt specialised tricross. well, what can i say its like a kiddies bike, lol. feels light, faster than my mtb though as you and others have said ache in strange places. got toe clips on it at the moment. but taking them off, would clipless pedels be better? hope you continue having fun i know i will.

gary

I went over to a Tricross as winter trainer a couple of months ago and like it very much. However going from the Tricross to my carbon summer roadie is almost as big a jump as going from an MTB to the Tricross - the carbon bike is so light, so fast and so twitchy compared with the Tricross.

If you're going for clip-in pedals the easiest are SPDs but for the roadie I use Look Keos, which are more comfortable even though they are harder to clip in.