Quote Originally Posted by mariacycle View Post
Road bike woes? Do tell (or point me to another thread that does)...
Basically, since starting to ride again I feel very unstable and nervous on my road bike. I feel like I am bent over too far, wobbly and not in complete control and when I go down hills the bike is so light I feel like it is going to blow out from underneath of me with one good gust of wind or a when a big truck passes me.

If I had put more thought into my hybrid purchase, it was sort of impulsive, I would have probably gone for a more flat bar road bike type that would be sturdier then my road bike and more upright but not feel so much like a tank as my Utopia. I love the Utopia, it is very fun on trails and shorter rides but at about 20 miles or so it starts to feel pretty heavy.

S o I have been going back and forth between trying to tweak my road bike to make it more upright and maybe put som bigger tires on it to make it feel less like a race bike or just replacing it. I had a chance to get a barely used trek pilot carbon frame last week but I ended up passing on it because I wasn't sure that was what I want. Lately I have been looking at some steel bikes that are made for touring and long rides but so far I haven't had a chance to ride any yet.