MY Guru frame has arrived at the LBS!

[OakLeaf]

But then again, I was just looking, and Ultegra cranks come in 160mm now! Short legs = ok, weetie hands = not ok.

[Crankin]

So after receiving my email, we were told that "the part has to be ordered from Shimano, for the warranty."
Huh?
DH got on the phone and said, "OK, I'm ordering it. Now. End of story"
The woman told him she didn't think "time was an issue." Let's see, everything else is here, DH's bike is being put together, and I wouldn't care? She was told a couple of weeks wouldn't matter, but 3 months... we don't ride in the snow.
I really don't get the bit about no market for higher end women's components. What about all of us? What do women who race have?
I was going to give my older son the birthday gift of having the bottom bracket and brakes fixed on his Serotta that his younger brother gave him. Now I won't take the bike to the shop, even though they have great mechanics. So, they just lost a little more business.
Oak, I thought that was funny about the cranks. Even I would be spinning like a hamster! I do love my 165s, though. And they gave me sh*t about those 6 years ago.

[Crankin]

Well, an update, about my shoes... I think I mentioned that part of the saga in another thread.
Since I had excruciating pain when I wore my new Shimano road shoes on a 35 mile ride 2 weeks ago, the sales person suggested riding a couple of times without the molded liners, just short rides, and then try them again. I did the rides without them, and it was fine, but when I looked at the liners closely, I just knew they were too thick for my feet. So, I went out and got the thin Super Feet liners for people who can't stand liners and wore them yesterday. The excruciating pain was gone, but I was still getting the burning that I had in my Sidis. I had mentioned to the woman I thought my cleats needed to be moved back , she looked at them and compared them to my Sidis and said, "no, they were both in the neutral spot." Today, I had DH move them back on the Shimanos, and voila. No pain, no burning.
I have learned to trust my instincts. I am going to move the cleats back on my Sidis, as I am keeping them, too. So after having excruciating pain for another reason in the new mountain shoes I bought for the Guru/Frog pedals, and now this, I still am having low expectations. My short reach brifters should be here this week. Now I am obsessing about the bar they chose. I didn't compare the measurements between it and the Specialized one i have on my Kuota, just trusted them with "it's what we sell for women who need a short and shallow bar."
This process just seems so easy for others.

[Crankin]

In case you didn't see the "10/15-16 rides" thread, here it is...

[Owlie]

Very pretty! I take it everything got ironed out in the end, or are you still working a few things out?

[Crankin]

You can read my report in the weekend rides thread.
The biggest problem was the saddle, which is easily remedied (already ordered the same one i've been using for years). Ended up with different bars than they originally got.
Just have to learn to tweak my shifting with the compact.

[Owlie]

I didn't realize shifting with a compact double was that different. Did you have a triple on your Kuota?

[Crankin]

Oak, I get what you are saying, but, I do have the combination I need... it's just in a different place, if you understand that. It's when I am in the big ring, which I discovered near the end of my ride yesterday, when I was so tired from the 2,000 feet of climbing and the wind, and just wanting to get to the end. I discovered most of what I need is in the big ring . I started my ride thinking I would mostly be in the small ring, but I was wrong. The big jumps come at the lower end of the cassette and if I need to use those when in the small ring (I did going up Oak Hill and Madigan Rd) it doesn't feel so big, it feels perfect! It's just practice
DH rode his Guru to work today and discovered a lot about the shifting and just how the bike feels. Although it's light, it's not as fast as the Kuota, but that's OK. By his ride home, his average was pretty near what it usually is. He had a compact on his Trek when they first came out and was impressed with the smoothness of the shifting compared to what he had. I probably won't ride again until Wednesday, possibly tomorrow. I want to work on the shifting, but not on that saddle!
Red, I can reach the brakes fine from the hoods. I can reach them from the drops, but according to the specs, they are about 5 mm further away than the Ultegra short reach ones I have on the Kuota. I can feel the difference, but this is the best I will get. I have to get my hands really far down into the curve of the drop. I guess it's not an issue because I still haven't got up the nerve to descend a curvy hill in the drops.
I am not overly concerned about the shifting; this is something that's been kind of intuitive for me from the beginning.
Muirenn, very funny. I live in the house where bikes have no names.

[Crankin]

Went for a short, second ride on the Guru today, taking advantage of the fact 4/14 of my clients are temporarily without their state sponsored health insurance (yea, they have to randomly re-qualify, no rhyme or reason), so I came home at 2:30. I didn't want to push it with the evil saddle.
I rode 12 miles. So, I got the half click, trimming thing down. I have come to find that like Oak said, I am missing the 16 on the cog. So, my goal is to get stronger and not tire out when I am in the big ring and the 17. If I use the 15, I am spinning, or at least it seems so. Didn't have my computer on the bike today, which was probably good. I thought I would switch it back and forth, but it's a whole process to reset when you change it, so I have another one ordered. I was on roads I know every bump on, so I went by feel. I think my speed was better than Sunday, but I just have to get the new muscle memory working.
More reason to keep going to those strength and core classes.

[tzvia]

Crankin-
Specialized makes reach adjustment wedges that I've been using on my 105 and Ultegra levers. They make it possible for me to reach the levers from the drops using the standard lever and make a big difference for me, I feel in control in the drops now.