The bike, and I am a sorry piece of crap in the saddle...
Just when I was starting to feel good, riding 2-3 times a week, plus a good long one on the weekend. But the move/relocation, and some new social aspects of being in California (but ahem, that's a different kind of exercise) have conspired to keep me off the bike.
Well, today I paid for it. I'm coughing like a 30-year smoker, and I'll sleep like a rock tonight, that's for sure. But it's so good to be back on a bike, even if I'm not a total fan of the saddle I was sitting on, but lesson learned.
I also discovered that an $850 bike can ride just a well as any bike I've been on lately. Well, the frame anyway, as the parts were all replaced. But it's amazing the quality you get for under a grand. My C50 complete had a 5-figure price tag, and while it's a very different ride, it's certainly not 12 times better than the Felt F95 I rode today. Now I just have to improve the engine...
Just when I was starting to feel good, riding 2-3 times a week, plus a good long one on the weekend. But the move/relocation, and some new social aspects of being in California (but ahem, that's a different kind of exercise) have conspired to keep me off the bike.
Well, today I paid for it. I'm coughing like a 30-year smoker, and I'll sleep like a rock tonight, that's for sure. But it's so good to be back on a bike, even if I'm not a total fan of the saddle I was sitting on, but lesson learned.
I also discovered that an $850 bike can ride just a well as any bike I've been on lately. Well, the frame anyway, as the parts were all replaced. But it's amazing the quality you get for under a grand. My C50 complete had a 5-figure price tag, and while it's a very different ride, it's certainly not 12 times better than the Felt F95 I rode today. Now I just have to improve the engine...