mtbdarby
04-17-2006, 08:22 PM
SO I finally got my new Terry Symmetry out for her first ride. What a blast!
The weather was great, I was out with my gf (who I thought would drop me on hills) and her dh watched the boys for us. We were riding through the great Wisconsin country side, over the rolling hills, telling the ladies (cows) "hi", with the smell of fresh manure in the air - ahhhhh, spring in Wisconsin :D
For the bike review. My first problem was with the pedals. They came with a combination platform/spd pedal. The problem? Couldn't get clipped in. My gf's dh is an endurance rider and good mechanic and the only way he could get my foot hooked in was to force my shoe on it personally. It was as loose as it went and I could NOT get either foot hooked the entire time. Bummer, cuz boy were those hills fun with a real road bike! I felt like I was flying down the roads on this ride.
I liked the shorter length top tube because of my short arms. The problem I had with it was that my knees occasionally touched my handlebars when I stood to climb a hill:eek: That kind of weirded me out.
My hands and forearms got sore from the differnt position the road bike puts you in compared to the upright hybrid position I'm used to. I'm sure time and miles will take care of that. It came with a Terry Butterfly saddle, and on a relatively easy 15 mile ride, my girly bits were a little sore the next day. I may have to put my dolce on here and try that if it doesn't get better.
I had technical difficulties with my tires. This was the first time I'd seen presta valves and did not have an adapter to inflate the tires so I only rode with 60 psi in both tires. Did I mention I still felt like I was flying? Can you imagine what I'll feel like at - say - 95 psi? All that and a bag of chips I'm betting!!
Overall, I liked the ride but am concerned about my knees being too close to the handlebars. My right knee was a bit sore when I got done, but I couldn't get clipped in so was mashing for most of the ride. Do you think that may be from my saddle height? Oh, and my gf had a very hard time keeping up with me! I know it's bad, but I felt so good about that! I didn't think my training was coming along very well so that just goes to show I made progress on my trainer this winter.
The weather was great, I was out with my gf (who I thought would drop me on hills) and her dh watched the boys for us. We were riding through the great Wisconsin country side, over the rolling hills, telling the ladies (cows) "hi", with the smell of fresh manure in the air - ahhhhh, spring in Wisconsin :D
For the bike review. My first problem was with the pedals. They came with a combination platform/spd pedal. The problem? Couldn't get clipped in. My gf's dh is an endurance rider and good mechanic and the only way he could get my foot hooked in was to force my shoe on it personally. It was as loose as it went and I could NOT get either foot hooked the entire time. Bummer, cuz boy were those hills fun with a real road bike! I felt like I was flying down the roads on this ride.
I liked the shorter length top tube because of my short arms. The problem I had with it was that my knees occasionally touched my handlebars when I stood to climb a hill:eek: That kind of weirded me out.
My hands and forearms got sore from the differnt position the road bike puts you in compared to the upright hybrid position I'm used to. I'm sure time and miles will take care of that. It came with a Terry Butterfly saddle, and on a relatively easy 15 mile ride, my girly bits were a little sore the next day. I may have to put my dolce on here and try that if it doesn't get better.
I had technical difficulties with my tires. This was the first time I'd seen presta valves and did not have an adapter to inflate the tires so I only rode with 60 psi in both tires. Did I mention I still felt like I was flying? Can you imagine what I'll feel like at - say - 95 psi? All that and a bag of chips I'm betting!!
Overall, I liked the ride but am concerned about my knees being too close to the handlebars. My right knee was a bit sore when I got done, but I couldn't get clipped in so was mashing for most of the ride. Do you think that may be from my saddle height? Oh, and my gf had a very hard time keeping up with me! I know it's bad, but I felt so good about that! I didn't think my training was coming along very well so that just goes to show I made progress on my trainer this winter.