Help with First Road Bike for my 70th Birthday!

[luvmyguys]

I did find I needed the front deraillieur adjusted at the shop a couple of times. And, apparently, that is common with SRAM. Confusing when you are not sure if you are doing it correctly.

THANK YOU!!

I had that happen to me - and I took it in to be adjusted. The LBS guy wanted to make sure I knew how to shift it.

When I saw the same thing happen to an experienced rider today on an Amira with Apex, I knew it wasn't just me!

To the OP - I love my Ruby!!

[Owlie]

THANK YOU!!

I had that happen to me - and I took it in to be adjusted. The LBS guy wanted to make sure I knew how to shift it.

When I saw the same thing happen to an experienced rider today on an Amira with Apex, I knew it wasn't just me!

To the OP - I love my Ruby!!

When I first bought my Charge home, it needed a bunch of front derailleur tweaking. (It didn't help that I'm not all that experienced with SRAM.) It's better now, but I think it'll need more in not too long.

[MGM]

Congrats on picking out a GREAT bike and happy birthday to you! What a terrific gift to give yourself! I have a Ruby Comp and I absolutely love it. I tried many, many road bikes before deciding on the Ruby. It has a wonderfully smooth ride. Although I have Ultegra components, I'm sure you will get used to SRAM in no time. My boyfriend went with SRAM on his Specialized Tarmac and has no issues. We are both older, me 58 and him 62, and really enjoy the ride quality of Specialized.

[Citycyclegal]

Owlie and luvmy guys, I was glad to have remembered your posts about the front derailleur. Due to weather, and circumstances, I have only taken my Ruby out for 2 short rides. I am still becoming familiar with the SRAM, but did notice that some tweaking may be needed. Looks like some good weather and free time coming up next week, so I'm really looking forward to getting out!