buying a new bike

[rain]

Thanks for your thoughts. I'll have to see how it goes when I'm test riding.

I'm really mystified by why there are so few people who seem to ride around 13mph... that would really solve this whole problem

Alright, I'm off to study geometry because the shoulder/back discomforts I'm dealing with are only going to be solved with a new bike.

[kajero]

What's really even more maddening is when people on roller blades outdistancing me!!!

[TrekDianna]

I'm really mystified by why there are so few people who seem to ride around 13mph... that would really solve this whole problem

I've been told I ride like a distracted 3 year old. I'm going along a a decent pace then slow to a crawl to look at things.

[kajero]

TrekDianna

Where do you find space to store so many bikes? And all those 2013s . . . you are so lucky!

I inherited $$ when my Dad passed away. Unfortunately, I kind of lost my job (fired) in July and need to use it to live on. If that hadn't happened . . . (unemployment doesn't quite cover everything.)

The reason I have a 2014 is because my Ruby was stolen. I bought the new TREK Domane to replace it. I didn't even take it out of the shop because we went on vacation the day after I bought it. The Ruby was recovered and returned. I couldn't return the newly purchased bike and didn't need two roadies, so I bought the TREK. Most of the LBS here will not let you return a bike for cash but you can return the bike and put the amount against another bike. I was lucky the dealer reimbursed the difference 0f $830. Of course, approximately 1/3 of that was spent on upgrades so I could make the bike work. I think he did that because we bought another $2600 bike to replace my SO's bike which was also stolen, recovered and returned to us. We are in the process of selling his old bicycle.

[TrekDianna]

TrekDianna

Where do you find space to store so many bikes? And all those 2013s . . . you are so lucky!

I have two houses and I hate to haul the bikes back and forth on weekends - the car rack only holds two and we would have to haul 4 to bring both road and MTB. I store two at my other house. The rest have their own place to live on hangers when they aren't being used.

[kajero]

I have two houses and I hate to haul the bikes back and forth on weekends - the car rack only holds two and we would have to haul 4 to bring both road and MTB. I store two at my other house. The rest have their own place to live on hangers when they aren't being used.

I am so indecisive. I would never be able to figure out which one to ride. I only have two bicycles locked up in the garage and I can never decide which one to ride.

[TrekDianna]

I am so indecisive. I would never be able to figure out which one to ride. I only have two bicycles locked up in the garage and I can never decide which one to ride.

Easy choice for me - mountain bike or road bike. It depends on where I am headed.

[Owlie]

I've been told I ride like a distracted 3 year old. I'm going along a a decent pace then slow to a crawl to look at things.

I do that too. I can manage a good clip on flat ground, but then I see something cool and...

[Catrin]

I do that too. I can manage a good clip on flat ground, but then I see something cool and...

Yep, this is me as well. I start to enjoy the fresh air and scenery and forget about speed

[Crankin]

A flat century is not 3,000-4,000 ft. of climbing to me, or most others around here. I ride hills, steep ones, all of the time, but I wouldn't consider a century flat unless it had less than 2,000 feet of climbing. Yesterday, I did a 40 mile ride, with 1,500 feet of climbing. This ride always seems deceptively flat, but the hillier parts come after lunch and it hurts, even though they are not big climbs.
The 2 metrics I did this year had 3,300 and 4,200 ft. of climbing and they both killed me. My average was 13.4 and I was quite happy with that. Who cares? I am happy to be able to climb grades of 10-14%, even if it's at 3-6 mph.

[kajero]

A flat century is not 3,000-4,000 ft. of climbing to me, or most others around here. I ride hills, steep ones, all of the time, but I wouldn't consider a century flat unless it had less than 2,000 feet of climbing.

How do you figure out how many feet you are climbing. My SO will go on bicycle ride together. You would think the Garmins would give us the same data, but they are very far from agreeing on the elevations. We have tried to correct for this, but apparently aren't doing it correctly because they still don't agree.

[Skippyak]

How do you figure out how many feet you are climbing. My SO will go on bicycle ride together. You would think the Garmins would give us the same data, but they are very far from agreeing on the elevations. We have tried to correct for this, but apparently aren't doing it correctly because they still don't agree.

The garmins with barometrics will be the most accurate (500s, 800s, 910) otherwise set autocorrect in GC and it should correct the ride once it is uploaded, even the barometrics might have slight differences, but not huge ones. I take less notice of grade info on the bike though, that is a bit sketchy on the 500 or the 910.

[Sky King]

How do you figure out how many feet you are climbing. My SO will go on bicycle ride together. You would think the Garmins would give us the same data, but they are very far from agreeing on the elevations. We have tried to correct for this, but apparently aren't doing it correctly because they still don't agree.

Map the ride out in advance using ridewithgps.com - it will give you elevations, Personally I don't get to hung up on comparing. A hill is a hill and if it is off a few feet oh well. Now if the hill didn't show up at all

[Penny4]

I'm really mystified by why there are so few people who seem to ride around 13mph... that would really solve this whole problem

I agree!! I fall right in between the 12mph'ers and 14mph'ers. So frustrating! Happy bike shopping!