Ordered my first roadie today!

[MattHB]

here you go folks an iphone photo so nothing great. Ill do some better shots with the SLR at the weekend!

Rode to work this morning, short 6 miles, felt like cheating!!

 

[MattHB]

I've discovered something annoying about my felt.

Riding ANYTHING ELSE IS NOW HORRIBLE!

Seriously, I rode the hybrid today for the first time after a week of not being well enough to work. I had a headwind but my god it felt like riding a tank.

 

[kiwi-Sal]

Yeah same thing happened to me when I switched last year from hybrid to carbon road bike and boy oh boy it was like never again.....I have 1 week ago sold my hybrid

 

[MattHB]

Yeah same thing happened to me when I switched last year from hybrid to carbon road bike and boy oh boy it was like never again.....I have 1 week ago sold my hybrid

I'd do this but I worry about the winter weather. Plus we go out as a family on the hybrids every now and again. It's quite mad tho! Can't wait for the spring weather when I won't be so worried about road salt and wotnot

 

[mchunt]

I've discovered something annoying about my felt.

Riding ANYTHING ELSE IS NOW HORRIBLE!

Seriously, I rode the hybrid today for the first time after a week of not being well enough to work. I had a headwind but my god it felt like riding a tank.

Getting my road bike in a couple of weeks, my hybrid has just read this post and is shaking in her tyres and sobbing into her saddle.

 

[MattHB]

Getting my road bike in a couple of weeks, my hybrid has just read this post and is shaking in her tyres and sobbing into her saddle.

cool! its slightly depressing getting on the hybrid now.. which is kinda sad

 

[jowwy]

Been upgrading my roadie bit by bit to shed some of its 12.4kg weight - but i still love getting on the hybrid and hittng the towpaths and cycle tracks in the welsh valleys.

 

[kiwi-Sal]

I'd do this but I worry about the winter weather. Plus we go out as a family on the hybrids every now and again. It's quite mad tho! Can't wait for the spring weather when I won't be so worried about road salt and wotnot

Your right about the weather - next year my plan is to get a winter/touring bike. Keep my roadie for summer. I dont go out when the road has just been gritted but do I ride around when the frost is slowly shifting in the morning. I wash it and clean it after every use (well decent ride of 2 or more hours) and oil it as well.

Makes sense then to keep using the hybrid for rides with the family. Just dont bore them to death like I do about how wonderful your road bike is....when out on the hybrid!