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Aug. 31st, 2006 02:12 pmI tested the bike yesterday.
First thing: I have got to get used to drop handlebars again. I haven't really used a bike with drop handlebars since college, and the far-forward posture was weird. When I tried the more upright posture of holding onto the cross-bar portion, I found that i was reaching for brake levers I had had in college- levers that aren't there on this bike. The prospect of 'AAAAH MUST MOVE CENTER OF GRAVITY' combined with 'AAAAH NO BRAKES' was a bit weird. So was adjusting the height of the seat- I finally got the saddle angled forward properly,b ut the height of the bike frame is different, so it all added up funny. Not to mention that the gear shift is a lever thing that hangs from part of the drop bar on the right, rather than a rotary dial built into the horizontal handlebars like on the bike I've been riding.
This is not a complaint. This is just 'it's weird'. This is a very light bike. It runs far more smoothly than Wanda did. This bike flies. I just have to get used to it. It's a bit like riding the horses at Seaton Hackney Stables for years on end and then being offered a mount that's more than happy to let you gallop; it takes some getting used to.
She's lovely. I'll figure out her name as we go.
First thing: I have got to get used to drop handlebars again. I haven't really used a bike with drop handlebars since college, and the far-forward posture was weird. When I tried the more upright posture of holding onto the cross-bar portion, I found that i was reaching for brake levers I had had in college- levers that aren't there on this bike. The prospect of 'AAAAH MUST MOVE CENTER OF GRAVITY' combined with 'AAAAH NO BRAKES' was a bit weird. So was adjusting the height of the seat- I finally got the saddle angled forward properly,b ut the height of the bike frame is different, so it all added up funny. Not to mention that the gear shift is a lever thing that hangs from part of the drop bar on the right, rather than a rotary dial built into the horizontal handlebars like on the bike I've been riding.
This is not a complaint. This is just 'it's weird'. This is a very light bike. It runs far more smoothly than Wanda did. This bike flies. I just have to get used to it. It's a bit like riding the horses at Seaton Hackney Stables for years on end and then being offered a mount that's more than happy to let you gallop; it takes some getting used to.
She's lovely. I'll figure out her name as we go.
