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You are getting a fancy fitting on a bike that is not going to be your main ride? Will they fit you on the new bike for free? If not, I'd hold off and get the fitting on the new bike. You won't ride that old bike anymore once you get the new one. I'm a huge proponent of a pro fit but only if you plan to ride lots of miles on the buke. For a casual secind bike you will use only sporadically, a pro fit might be a waste of money. For your secondary bike, you can get away with a less than perfect fit. Id save my money and put it into the new bike. Just a suggestion. Lastly, I've heard good things about the new Trek Domane bike. It is supposed to be very smooth riding, good handling and responsive. Some Roubaix owners have said very positive things about the new Trek. It's on my list of test bikes I plan to ride later this summer. Good luckJ
I love oval Biopace chainwheels, the best I ride.I cant imagine why they dont do it anymore. Round chainwheels made huge stress on muscles;
The new "unround". Chainrings:http://www.rotorbikeusa.com/products/qrings_compact.html
Well I am finally back on my bike!Other than dumping today and getting a good amount of road rash + a fairly deep cut, no issues and it looks like full speed...George
These are round chainwheels for road.Biopace was a Shimano model, very suited to Klein frames or other MTB.I suspect a Biopace copy/clone can be ordered in a custom builder shop if need.
The web site pic makes them look round but the Qrings are actually oval.
ha ha you are kid me, this not true, they are fully round:http://www.rotorbikeusa.com/products/RS4x_cranks.html
Wait. You crashed today?How'd that happen?I highly recommend Tegaderm for road rash.
When trying to do an abrupt stop, I skidded and couldn't get my feet out of the pedals in time. First time I hit the ground in a long, long time.George
Falling happens to everyone eventually. I fell last year on some gravel. I know how to ride on gravel but I didn't see it and I tried to break while turning. 23mm tires can cut loose quickly and I wound up on the ground with some nice road rash on my leg. Thankfully my new bib shorts and jersey were unscathed! Everyone in the group saw me go down and had a good laugh. I guess it's important to watch where you are going and what you are riding on. George, glad you aren't banged up too bad. It's a good reason to wear gloves! That and wiping your nose when necessary. This is the only reason I wear gloves. I don't need the padding and my hands don't sweat that much. Gloves are great when you wipe your nose or when you fall at low speeds. All bets are off when you crash at high speed, which I thankfully have never done on a road bike. MTB is a different story...
Stopping will get you every time and hardly anyone works on their stopping skills. It's all interval this and sprint for that - you never hear about the need for no speed.