First road ride today

[Jason]

check it out...

http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/2319560

Nothing special. Roads were pretty messy but I was mostly trying to get adjusted to the new bike.

 

[bonefishjake]

nice. you were about a road over from my house. how'd ya like climbing sussex tpk? fun right there, huh?

 

[Shaggz]

Booooooooo!

 

[Jason]

nice. you were about a road over from my house.

I just PM'd you about that.

how'd ya like climbing sussex tpk? fun right there, huh?

It was actually not bad at all. I expected the worst but it was really a breeze.

 

[bonefishjake]

it's not terrible but not fun either. then again, i try not to ever drop outta the big ring on the road.

 

[PatrickBrown]

I wish I had a road bike to talk about riding

 

[bonefishjake]

wow, really? huh, didn't know that. the part about not using your big ring, that is.

makes a lot of sense how guys hold higher av. speeds though. at best i'm ticking along at 21-22 mph on flats.

 

[Shaggz]

Jake: FWIW John said the same thing to me, no touch the biggee for the first month.

 

[Norm]

This is yet another piece of "bike lore" I think is outdated.

 

[hardtale70]

Always in the biggie!!

If your mashing then you are moving to slow.

 

[bonefishjake]

unless the hill is absurd, i try real damn hard not to drop below 60ish on RPM 'o-meter. to me at least below 60 is mashing.

 

[Ant]

unless the hill is absurd, i try real damn hard not to drop below 60ish on RPM 'o-meter. to me at least below 60 is mashing.

Keep it in the 90's for a real spin. It's actually a lot easier. Harder on the lungs but easier on the muscles.