some good news and bad news

[rowan 46]

first the good news. my first road bike in 35 years has arrived it's a cannondale synapse tiagra. now the bad news I have torn some addactor ligaments (groin) so I can't ride it yet. the bike is all assembled standing next to me and teasing me ho hum.

 

[stu1903]

Feel free to send up to me and I'll break it in for you!

 

[rowan 46]

no it'll keep. does anyone else fondle their new bike or is that just me?

 

[PaulSecteur]

Im more local than stu, and I have always wondered how the Synapse compare to the Secteur and Roubaix... It was a very close call but having 2 spesh concept stores nearby and once they let me have a play on them the deal was done.

 

[apollo179]

How in heavens name did you damage your groin ?

 

[2wd]

Nice bike

I toyed with this but went for the Spesh Allez as the Cannondale was was more expensive

Westbrooke Cyles now have one in for £599 ..damn

 

[cyberknight]

Im more local than stu, and I have always wondered how the Synapse compare to the Secteur and Roubaix... It was a very close call but having 2 spesh concept stores nearby and once they let me have a play on them the deal was done.

As harry hill says on tv burp...

Fight !


I nearly bought a synapse on C2W but went for the boardman instead .

 

[Fifelad]

no it'll keep. does anyone else fondle their new bike or is that just me?

Your not alone I talk to it too

 

[funnymummy]

no it'll keep. does anyone else fondle their new bike or is that just me?

Your not alone I talk to it too

Mine get a goodnight story & tucked up under a blanket

 

[Broadside]

Just getting over an adductor strain myself, sorry to be the bearer of more bad news but mine took 8 weeks before I could manage any distance over 5 miles on my bike. Time and rest really is the healer for that injury.

To answer one of the other posters, I think my strain was due to a couple of things but I don't know for sure. Firstly I have flat feet which left uncorrected cause my knees to rotate inwards which causes the adductors to do
More work than they should, so I have special
Insoles to sort that out.

Secondly I think my glutes need to be stronger to help control my hip and leg lateral movement so it's not the adductors doing all the work. Adductor strain is common in sports where you change direction quickly such as football but you can strain it through cycling of you have poor foot position on the bike (like me!).