First ride on new Trek

[Intelligenthamster]

Collected my new Trek Lexa S today, only my second road bike ever.

Lovely ride this afternoon along the foot of the South Downs in the autumn sunshine. I really like the combined brake/shifters and the set-up is much better than on the old steel roadie. More user-friendly gearing means I can go a lot faster.

My bro, who I was riding with, waited at a junction as he wasn't sure of the way. I didn't know why he'd stopped, so I stopped as well- then remembered about the toe straps as I suffered my first-ever clipless-style sideways topple as I didn't have a foot out

No damage to me or the bike and had to laugh really. My only complaint was that the pub we pass on the way home was shut.

 

[TobyM]

This happened to me with the toe clips - I thought my brother was setting off so went behind him, stopped but ready to set off as he did. He didn't, and I fell over. I wasn't so lucky with the damage though and sprained my ankle. I road home on it fine, but it was very swollen when I checked it out later. Congrats on your now bike