philinmerthyr
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I picked up my Roubaix today. It's a superb bike. Very light and it certainly stands out in a crowd. I only had a short time for my ride today so I did the Swansea bay ride from the marina, past mumbles and on to Bracelet Bay.
This is my first road bike and after a short time getting used to it, I loved it. The ride was very comfortable. My height should fit a 54" bike but on testing I went for the 56" as the smaller frame felt cramped. I only did 14 miles today but my average speed was 2.5mph faster than on my Orange Crush MTB.
Planning another ride in the morning but again I only have a couple of hours and I'm off to Leicester to watch the Ospreys beat the Tigers in the Heineken cup rugby on Sunday so riding will be limited this weekend. Planning to extend my longest ride beyond 30 miles next week.
I fitted some mudguards and better tyres to get me through the winter. The MTB will come out in the bad weather but I plan to get the Roubaix as much as possible. Does road salt really damage carbon Frames?