Quote Originally Posted by eclectic
And Kano - Hooray on the clipless ! Don't you just love 'em ? I shift my hands around a lot too and keep my thumbs up on top if just cruising along
I DO love those new pedals! My body is grumbling a bit today, as new muscles came into play, simply because they could yesterday and perhaps 30+ miles wasn't the best choice for a first ride, but, you know....

I gotta echo the core strength thing -- my LBS set my handlebars to sit me more upright early in the season -- my bike is a comfort bike, and you don't get much more upright than those, really, but more upright than the "default" even, and as the season has progressed, we've changed my handlebar position now to less upright, which changed the way the bike handles and MY position -- again, new muscles engaging, good thing I've been doing some core work! (not enough, but it's helped a lot!)

Karen in Boise