Gixxerman
Guru
- Location
- Market Rasen
I bought a used Trek Madone 5.2 road bike last November. However, due to weather / injuries, I have not been able to ride it. Well yesterday, the weather was decent so off I went on one of my usual 50 mile routes. Things I noticed:-
1) Just how quick the bike is and how easy it is to accelerate.
2) I was surprised how confortable the ride was given the stiffness of the frame and the narrow high pressure tyres. Even along a bumpy cyclepath (the water railway from Lincoln to Barney) it was still quite comfy.
3) How you can really fly up hills.
4) How stable it is when cornering fast.
5) It is not all good news. I got pains in my back and back of my neck. Maybe I am not used to the low riding position.
My average speed was 15.86 mph which is not that bad given that this is really my first serious ride since the winter layoff. My legs are very rusty.
Incidentally, the ride took me passed my workplace on the best commute route and my house to work took me bang on the hour for 17.5 miles. So maybe commuting is a possibility.
1) Just how quick the bike is and how easy it is to accelerate.
2) I was surprised how confortable the ride was given the stiffness of the frame and the narrow high pressure tyres. Even along a bumpy cyclepath (the water railway from Lincoln to Barney) it was still quite comfy.
3) How you can really fly up hills.
4) How stable it is when cornering fast.
5) It is not all good news. I got pains in my back and back of my neck. Maybe I am not used to the low riding position.
My average speed was 15.86 mph which is not that bad given that this is really my first serious ride since the winter layoff. My legs are very rusty.
Incidentally, the ride took me passed my workplace on the best commute route and my house to work took me bang on the hour for 17.5 miles. So maybe commuting is a possibility.