colin jones
Active Member
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hi all
since getting into cycling last spring iv be riding a specialized tricross 2011 triple and i would say ive always had trouble on and off selecting toe top rin its always in and out my l.b.s who is really good but it always seem to pack up after abit
is it worth changing it to a compact or would it be a waste of money??
turth is ive had enough of it i bought the bike as i didnt know what i wanted out of a bike but it soon become apparent that i loved road cycling and wish fairly early on that i should have bought a road bike
thing is the tricross will never be a road bike im wandering if its time to bite the bullet
i ride sundays with a group up to around 50 mile climbing around 3000ft ave for myself around 15 mph and to be honest i tend to drop of the back fairly easy everyone i ride will do ride at a better level and on better bikes but i can hold my own on the flat right in amongst em but if i drop off its rare for me to full it back my weakness is climbing being 15.8st at 6ft and 38 doesnt help iam dropping weight slowly and promised myself something nice when i reach 14st, would it help riding a better bike or is it all about the engine?
cheers for any advice as its getting a bit demoralising
col
(not sure if its in the right section sorry)
since getting into cycling last spring iv be riding a specialized tricross 2011 triple and i would say ive always had trouble on and off selecting toe top rin its always in and out my l.b.s who is really good but it always seem to pack up after abit
is it worth changing it to a compact or would it be a waste of money??
turth is ive had enough of it i bought the bike as i didnt know what i wanted out of a bike but it soon become apparent that i loved road cycling and wish fairly early on that i should have bought a road bike
thing is the tricross will never be a road bike im wandering if its time to bite the bullet
i ride sundays with a group up to around 50 mile climbing around 3000ft ave for myself around 15 mph and to be honest i tend to drop of the back fairly easy everyone i ride will do ride at a better level and on better bikes but i can hold my own on the flat right in amongst em but if i drop off its rare for me to full it back my weakness is climbing being 15.8st at 6ft and 38 doesnt help iam dropping weight slowly and promised myself something nice when i reach 14st, would it help riding a better bike or is it all about the engine?
cheers for any advice as its getting a bit demoralising
col
(not sure if its in the right section sorry)
