Stuck with a bike?

[S-Express]

And the ride compliance is awful. Every bump felt. The road buzz left my fingers in pain an having to ride on the centre of the bars.

What pressure were the tyres at?

 

[Bollo]

And the ride compliance is awful.

You need to contact the British Cycling Ride Compliance Officer.

 

[KnackeredBike]

Any change is always jarring at first, just the same as when you have new brake pads and for a while you think "Sodding hell, these brakes are fierce" until you get used to them.

Eventually and irrevokably you will think new is better.

 

[Disabledcyclist40]

You need to contact the British Cycling Ride Compliance Officer.

And give it a ruddy good talking to

 

[Disabledcyclist40]

I had to use bar tape with gels, I think it was called BG Bar Phat for a while after getting a roadie and again getting carbon.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Wider tires, flat pedals, and suspension seatpost, along with some well padded cycling gloves and some bar tape. Some of the cheapest fixes in cycling.

 

[Steelchap]

Wider tires, flat pedals, and suspension seatpost, along with some well padded cycling gloves and some bar tape. Some of the cheapest fixes in cycling.

That's just it though. Fixes. Carbon doesn't give a pleasant ride. It just seems like a con.

 

[Milkfloat]

To be honest, if you think that a Synapse is too harsh for you, then maybe road cycling is not for you. A Synapse is one of the most forgiving frames going. I would give it more time and practice.

 

[vickster]

Was the 60 mile test ride before or after buying it?! Should have been the former, guessing the latter!

 

[Will Spin]

I had a bike I decided that I didn't like not long after I bought it. I bought another frame and swapped the good parts over....actually come to think of it, there weren't that many good parts, maybe I only swapped the handlebars and the saddle.

 

[NorthernDave]

What pressure were the tyres at?

This could make all the difference. Worth a bit of experimentation with lower pressures for a more compliant ride before binning the bike off completely.

And the pedals are nothing to do with the bike, especially if you've used SPD's previously.

 

[roadrash]

I do think it is a trifle silly to go splashing the cash and then deciding the first ride is a test ride

 

[vickster]

I do think it is a trifle silly to go splashing the cash and then deciding the first ride is a test ride

There's really no need as Evans make it so easy to try out, especially in London

 

[BorderReiver]

I had a similar experience with a Specialized Tarmac. The ride was too harsh for me on the Yorkshire roads around my place and I never did get on with the Sram double tap groupset. Tried fiddling with the tyre pressures (and fitting wider tyres) but that didn't help. The only thing to do was sell the bike and buy something a bit more compliant- and put it down to experience. Sometimes life is just too short.

 

[Smokin Joe]

That's just it though. Fixes. Carbon doesn't give a pleasant ride. It just seems like a con.

So what were you riding before you bought a carbon road bike?