Punctured Bicycle, On A Hillside Desolate
My first ride on my new bike (Scattante R-660).
First impressions: nicer fit than my last bike (KHS Flite 500), longer top tube and stem probably the reason...lighter by over 2 pounds, which is a ton in the cycling world...so light, in fact, that it was hard to ride no-handed--maybe the 20mph wind had something to do with that...stiff frame, which is good, and carbon seatstays and fork and seatpost took the buzz away.
It was brutally windy, and the whole first leg was evil. It took an hour to go 12 miles. The way back, with that powerful tailwind, took a little over 30 minutes. So, it's pretty speedy. I'm sure I'll fiddle with things all season, maybe adjust some things a millimeter or two here or there.
Pros: No punctures today, which is nice. Last year I was plagued with them. Awesome bike. Shimano has done a great job with the Ultegra 10 group. Supergo has done a great job of spec'ing a great bike at an unbelievable price point. Mother in law has done the best thing by getting it for me. I am gonna leave my old friends in the club in my dust this year. Nice, huh? Well, we'll see. I remember one racer dude complaining that he'd only done 1000 miles by March last year. What? I usually don't hit that until mid May. I never came in better than 3rd last year.
Cons: The weather. The uninspiring landscape. That's about it.
My first ride on my new bike (Scattante R-660).
First impressions: nicer fit than my last bike (KHS Flite 500), longer top tube and stem probably the reason...lighter by over 2 pounds, which is a ton in the cycling world...so light, in fact, that it was hard to ride no-handed--maybe the 20mph wind had something to do with that...stiff frame, which is good, and carbon seatstays and fork and seatpost took the buzz away.
It was brutally windy, and the whole first leg was evil. It took an hour to go 12 miles. The way back, with that powerful tailwind, took a little over 30 minutes. So, it's pretty speedy. I'm sure I'll fiddle with things all season, maybe adjust some things a millimeter or two here or there.
Pros: No punctures today, which is nice. Last year I was plagued with them. Awesome bike. Shimano has done a great job with the Ultegra 10 group. Supergo has done a great job of spec'ing a great bike at an unbelievable price point. Mother in law has done the best thing by getting it for me. I am gonna leave my old friends in the club in my dust this year. Nice, huh? Well, we'll see. I remember one racer dude complaining that he'd only done 1000 miles by March last year. What? I usually don't hit that until mid May. I never came in better than 3rd last year.
Cons: The weather. The uninspiring landscape. That's about it.
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