Woo!!! Off to (begin to) purchase my Gary Fisher SuperCaliber!!!

[Reesha]

Oh really? Neato! It's always nice to meet someone else from around here.

If you'd ever like to do a nice easy day at Lost Valley, let me know! I really liked that place

[Irulan]

wow 26" FWIW I'm 5"3 and 24" feels fine for me.. that's on my bike that I use for the most techhy trails.

[Reesha]

Yeah, I'm going to give the shop a buzz today and ask them about it. Hopefully they'll swap out the handlebars-- it is a 2000 dollar purchase regardless of the sale.

I imagine shoulder width has a lot to do with comfort level. My shoulders are inordinately narrow (I think anyway) and I think having them either resized or replaced would be a good thing.

[fastdogs]

I would like to ride lost valley some day, it's one of the trails I haven't been to yet. I am usually riding alone, so some of the more remote places I don't attempt (plus I live way south of st louis, so it's over and hour to get to the chesterfield area). This summer I have been a golf widow, with lots of tournaments and stuff, so it was me and the 5 year old every weekend. That's over pretty much for the winter at least, so once my back improved enough I hope to get back out on my bike.
At SIUE, I was the one that caught up to you guys near the end of the ride, with Traci from the Alpine shop. I was the fat older lady on a brown gary fisher hardtail.
vickie

[snowroo]

Hi! I'm new. This is my maiden post!

I was having trouble with my wrists as well. I had my bike fitted just yesterday.

Turns out by mounting the cleats further back, this brought my weight back off my arms (try standing on your toes and leaning forward - all your weight goes on your arms). By raising the seat, and moving my seat back, brought my centre of gravity back, and now my wrists are in neutral position, instead of being "cocked up." Too much weight (from being forward) and at the wrong angle was really messing me up.

Fixed now. Feels much better.

[~J~]

I had my bike fitted just yesterday.

I have to do this. I've been getting really bad pains on the top of my knees after getting my bike back in Sept, and even though I raised up the seat, I believe I have to get it professionally fitted to me.