Quote Originally Posted by greenbeanvw View Post
Yes, yes, YES! I wanted to cry today while out on my ride.

I live in Salt Lake City, which is very hilly. I find that I am slower on the climbs, but even more frustrating is on the flats, when I am really pushing it hard and see that I am hardly moving.

The geometry of the bike does feel different than my Trek. Not uncomfortable, or cramped or anything, just different. I know I need to raise my saddle up a bit. What difference would crank arm size have? I am headed out to the garage with my measuring tape right now to see if there is a big difference between the two.
Good question...but I honestly don't know. The cranks on both of my bikes were the same size - 170. The geometries on my bikes are quite different. Going from the Trek, which had a taller headtube (thus putting me more upright)...to the Cervelo, which essentially has ZERO headtube...placing me in a much more aggressive, racing position. This has impacted my overall "comfort" on the bike...so perhaps that is why I'm riding slower on the Cervelo. I have recently "flipped" my stem to put me in a more upright position, so hopefully this will help somewhat with my comfort issues.