classic33
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Keeping your arms bent slightly, as opposed to rigid is a fix as well.That's just it though. Fixes. Carbon doesn't give a pleasant ride. It just seems like a con.
Keeping your arms bent slightly, as opposed to rigid is a fix as well.That's just it though. Fixes. Carbon doesn't give a pleasant ride. It just seems like a con.
The bike. I just think it's odd that you can't take a bike back easily. But you can pretty much anything else.
I took it out for a 60mile test ride to really see what's what.
Adapt it. Either double layer bar tape or one of the gel pad under tape systems. I use that on all my bikes and they all have steel frames. Paired with spesh gel mitts. No more white fingers. Easily fixed.Ha, most amusing. I don't live on the forum so hope suspense wasn't too crushing.
I got a carbon synapse. I took it out for a 60mile test ride to really see what's what. 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.
The worst thing is it's a bitch to get one's feet out the clips. I fell off twice in traffic as i was frantically trying to get out of spds. Never had problems on my old bike with same pedals an shoes.
Then theres the rattling from the internal cables on Berkshires finest roads. Basically i can't stand the bike. If this is what carbon bikes are like, i must be some kind of delicate flower. This is why i was querying what others have done when stuck with a bike. I'd probably loose £5-600 on it if i sold it.
I don't think my story is relevant to what i asked. Which is peoples experiences in this situation.
All of the above if mis-sold or not fit for purpose. But few of us are prepared to push hard enough to assert our rights.OK, I'll bite. What other things can you return after several hours of serious outdoor use?
Not clothes, shoes, cars, camping equipment, rackets/balls/goals. I am having trouble of thinking of any.
That's just it though. Fixes. Carbon doesn't give a pleasant ride. It just seems like a con.
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.
we have to try these new more modern technology.
@Steelchap if you fancy trying a few steel bikes you would be most welcome.
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.
You don't. Almost all my bikes are steel or titanium.Why do we 'have' to try these new technologies?
My RT-58 is a joy to ride, only time it wasn't was on a cobbled section around the town centre in Arras but then I doubt any of my bikes would have been.An almost identical experience to mine with a Planet X RT58. With the benefit of hindsight I think the bike was too fast for me - it rode really well at 20mph + but the vast majority of my riding time is spent at well under that speed.
It hurt, but the only sensible option was to sell it and accept I'd made a mistake which cost me a few quid.
Not all things carbon, frames included, are lighter than their metal counterparts.....Magazines an shops (even the GCN youtube boys) keep plugging carbon. But mostly based on weight. I don't care about a 1kg here or there.
Eh?I also disagree with those questioning spd pedals. The Synapse is wider on the main triangle, making it tougher to clip out.