HELP! DYING on my road bike

Just 5 months! Its been 5+ years and I'm not there! Checked the tires and brakes too!

Glad you figured that out! I was talking to one of the guys in my club, a very seasoned rider, who had the same thing happen recently. He thought it was from not riding enough road this winter.

I always assume it's the bike, but it's usually me these days.

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Originally Posted by leah

Oh ladies. I feel like such a total idiot. For 2 days straight I was riding with a misaligned front wheel. No wonder it was complete and utter torture.

I really couldn't hear anything rubbing or that sounded off - it was just all of a sudden exponentially more difficult to ride! With my hybrid that happened once and there was a weird sound so I immediately knew that something was up.

I should trust that if anything feels that horribly off, it is probably not me - it's the bike! Instead I was thinking I was suddenly way out of shape :) (Not that there isn't room for improvement!)

I seriously need to get with my bike mechanics knowledge. :o:o:o

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This is how we learn, through experience. So another valuable life lesson learned, lol. Isn't it great to find out it's not you? :D