Our new rides.

[thekarens]

Yay! Nice, have you been out on them yet?

Went on our first ride this evening. Loved it! Mostly I spent time getting acquainted with the gears and breaks. It's very different from mountain biking.

[TrekDianna]

Went on our first ride this evening. Loved it! Mostly I spent time getting acquainted with the gears and breaks. It's very different from mountain biking.

Oh yes! My first time on a road bike I tried to jump a curb....forgot there was no suspension. It does take a few minutes to transition between the two and sometimes I still do bonehead things on each of them.

[thekarens]

Oh yes! My first time on a road bike I tried to jump a curb....forgot there was no suspension. It does take a few minutes to transition between the two and sometimes I still do bonehead things on each of them.

That's funny, I wasn't going to mention how at first I headed for every crack and pothole in the road because that's what I do with my mtb when I ride in the subdivision. Also, I had to realize to stop I need to get out of the saddle, not just put my foot down and lean over.

[zoom-zoom]

Oh yes! My first time on a road bike I tried to jump a curb....forgot there was no suspension. It does take a few minutes to transition between the two and sometimes I still do bonehead things on each of them.

Sometimes I have a REALLY difficult time going back and forth between road, mtn. and CX bikes. I'm not sure I'll ever get used to riding one for a few days and then transitioning to another. That change from mtn. to road is REALLY striking! The road bike always feels like a fast toy for that first quarter mile or so.