Maiden Voyage/Ride-Pic

[Catrin]

Fantastic maiden ride on my yet-to-be-named LHT!

Good news - The ride was much smoother than my Trek 7.6 - which is saying something, I could certainly tell a difference in the short distance I rode (see bad news). The LHT is MUCH lighter than Stella, both have to be lifted pretty high up on the rack so there is no doubt. The LHT is FAR more responsive this was unexpected, but will adjust, I am sure.

Shifting? This is a "fixee" until I get tired of being in the same gear I think that once my fit/brake lever/pain thing is corrected that it will be much easier to move my hands. I do like the riding position, which was a little concern for me as I had not used road bars before.

Bad News Could only ride about 2 miles until my hands were screaming with pain. It is almost an hour later and there is still tenderness in my hands. Who would have thought my hands too small for levers meant for small hands? I cannot blame the bike for that. I figure it this way, I got $200 off on the MRSP of the bike - so even if I do have to pay a little to get this fixed, then I am not going to complain at all.

Fantastic ride though, pain aside. It felt great to be on a smaller bike, as you can tell from the smile on my face below. The saddle does need to go up, and it will. Bit by bit... At least I have another bike to ride until the fit/bar/levers issue is settled.