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Picked up my new bike today (thank you Cyclescheme) from Fat Birds Don't Fly in Hunstanton. A Tifosi CK7 Classic with Shimano Tiagra groupset, yum!
First impressions;
It's as light as a gnats nadger! I'm going to weigh it and my old nail for a comparison later on, but even with my Topeak rack and other commuting kilter attached it'll still be a fair bit lighter.
I need to lower the saddle a fraction. The guy raised it about 5mm whilst setting up on the turbo in the shop, but I feel like I'm fully and sometimes over-extending at the bottom of the pedal stroke.
It's gonna take my jacksie a while to get used to the ride, which is a lot firmer than the old bike.
Steering feels slower than the old bike, oddly enough.
I have now turned from a "Oh it'll be OK out there" to a "Someone's just looked at it from half a mile away, they want to nick it!" bike owner .
I shall start transferring the stuff from the old one tonight, with a bit of luck, so it won't look this uncluttered for long.
First impressions;
It's as light as a gnats nadger! I'm going to weigh it and my old nail for a comparison later on, but even with my Topeak rack and other commuting kilter attached it'll still be a fair bit lighter.
I need to lower the saddle a fraction. The guy raised it about 5mm whilst setting up on the turbo in the shop, but I feel like I'm fully and sometimes over-extending at the bottom of the pedal stroke.
It's gonna take my jacksie a while to get used to the ride, which is a lot firmer than the old bike.
Steering feels slower than the old bike, oddly enough.
I have now turned from a "Oh it'll be OK out there" to a "Someone's just looked at it from half a mile away, they want to nick it!" bike owner .
I shall start transferring the stuff from the old one tonight, with a bit of luck, so it won't look this uncluttered for long.