Fitting/test ridequestion

[KnottedYet]

Folks can usually ride 2 different sizes of the same bike, adjusting the saddle and such to make each fit.

Practice starting in an "orthodox" manner on your Trek 7.6 before you try the Trek 520 and you should have no problems. Have fun with the ride, really, just have fun!

[Catrin]

Folks can usually ride 2 different sizes of the same bike, adjusting the saddle and such to make each fit.

Practice starting in an "orthodox" manner on your Trek 7.6 before you try the Trek 520 and you should have no problems. Have fun with the ride, really, just have fun!

I am looking forward to it! I have yet to be able to start in an "orthodox" manner though - it is some head thing that I have to get over

[withm]

Folks can usually ride 2 different sizes of the same bike, adjusting the saddle and such to make each fit.

Practice starting in an "orthodox" manner on your Trek 7.6 before you try the Trek 520 and you should have no problems. Have fun with the ride, really, just have fun!

I'm with Knotted on this one. Ride, ride, ride. You deserve a couple hundred miles more experience before you select the next bike. And when you ARE ready to do test rides, a spin around the parking lot really isn't going to cut it. ALL bikes feel good in the parking lot. You need to take the bike out for a 10 mile ride or so to really get a feel for the fit.

[tulip]

Catrin, forgive me, my memory's not so good sometimes. I forget--do you currently have a bike? If so, what kind is it? What size is it? How much do you ride it--what's your typical riding week look like, and what is your longest ride on it? What do you like about it? What is uncomfortable? What would you change about it?

If you don't have a bike currently, then these questions will be useful once you get a bike. There will always be upgrades and tweaking, but you have to ride alot to figure out what those upgrades and tweakings need to be.

There is not ONE PERFECT BIKE out there. There are many that will be just fine. This may sound incredibly rude, but it's not offered with any malice, but with the hope of relaxed happiness: stop obsessing about the perfect bike and just ride.

[Catrin]

Catrin, forgive me, my memory's not so good sometimes. I forget--do you currently have a bike? If so, what kind is it? What size is it? How much do you ride it--what's your typical riding week look like, and what is your longest ride on it? What do you like about it? What is uncomfortable? What would you change about it?

If you don't have a bike currently, then these questions will be useful once you get a bike. There will always be upgrades and tweaking, but you have to ride alot to figure out what those upgrades and tweakings need to be.

There is not ONE PERFECT BIKE out there. There are many that will be just fine. This may sound incredibly rude, but it's not offered with any malice, but with the hope of relaxed happiness: stop obsessing about the perfect bike and just ride.

Tulip and withm,

Thanks for your thoughts - I am not looking for THE perfect bike, I was just trying to decide if it made sense for me to test-ride a bike that is too large for me Perhaps my enthusiasm gave the wrong impression... I ride every day that the weather permits me to and am having a lot of fun!

[tulip]

My intent was not to dampen your enthusiasm. Experience will teach you more than we can provide here. If you are riding and having fun, then you are doing the right thing in asking many questions.

[Catrin]

My intent was not to dampen your enthusiasm. Experience will teach you more than we can provide here. If you are riding and having fun, then you are doing the right thing in asking many questions.

Oh lord yes, I am having more fun with my bicycle than I can honestly say that I have had in many years As I said in a previous post, the more I cycle, however unorthodox my current technique might be, the younger and more vibrant I feel!