I got a new bike today!

[3narf]

You come on here to post a photo before riding it - that's a dedicated cyclechat member - I would have been straight out on it round the block via a fifty mile roundabout.

I haven't had time yet... Looks like it might be a week before I get time!

 

[Mrs M]

I haven't had time yet... Looks like it might be a week before I get time!

Just hang it on the wall and admire

 

[3narf]

Just hang it on the wall and admire

I might have to for a while...

 

[3narf]

i guess it's personal taste

Yeah, it's hardly traditional but they will start looking more commonplace before long...

 

[DEFENDER01]

Vey pretty.

I think they look better certainly stop better in the wet stuff.

 

[3narf]

Any day now, I should get to ride the thing!

I'm planning on having a longish ride on Monday.

 

[Easytigers]

Looks fab!

 

[Sailorsi]

A friend I ride with bought a Synapse a year ago, fantastic bike. I wish I had gone for discs with my last bike purchase as he has much more confidence than me in the wet. Just remember to feather the brakes and not grab a handful! Enjoy

 

[3narf]

Thx all!

 

[Sbudge]

Thx all!

So? How did it go?

 

[3narf]

Brilliant! What a superb bike.

I did a 28 mile circuit, out from home and back. I need a to do a bit of tweaking with the riding position, and I also need to learn to pace myself, but other than that it was all positive.

Going out again tomorrow...

 

[e-rider]

A friend I ride with bought a Synapse a year ago, fantastic bike. I wish I had gone for discs with my last bike purchase as he has much more confidence than me in the wet. Just remember to feather the brakes and not grab a handful! Enjoy

disc's are very easy to lock-up and lose control in the wet so the extra confidence might not be a good thing

 

[Goobs]

Get out on it and get your discs broken in !
Mine didn't start stopping me well till I had ridden it for 2 hours. Might need fettling for clearance too.
TBH even now I struggle to get them to lock up easily but then mine are only cable discs not in the same league as my hydraulic brakes were on a Boardman MTB.

 

[Elybazza61]

Guy in our club did the transcontinental this year on one of those.