[CBJ]

Finally the rain stopped and got to spin the road bike. Not a pretty beginning and the whole thing ended with cramping in my right leg.

I choose a 56 size frame and it seems perfect. I am not sure if the handle bar is in the perfect angle yet or the seat at the right height. It would be really cool if I knew some experience roadies in the area that could give me a some pointers with the overall setup.

Didn't get comfortable with the gearing and all the shift lever throw especially down shifting. I miss the quickness of the rapid fire. The baggy shorts and the XC helmet really sucked but that I knew. Biggest surprise was the bike felt really comfortable and was much nicer to ride than the XC bike.

All in all I am super happy with the purchase and can't wait to ride some more.

PS Thank you to the roadie monkeys so far help with my newbie questions

 

[CBJ]

And please share you advice if you have any.

 

[maddog17]

try not to get hit by a car

 

[Wumpus]

try not to get hit by a car

 

[ire]

try not to get hit by a car

and we need photos! As for saddle position and bar placement, I would hunt on the cycling websites like velonews.com. I keep my foot flat through the pedal stroke and my cleats are all the way back on my shoes so I run a lower saddle, and its set back most of the way. I tend to keep the top of hood flat with the bar so its a smooth transition....although my cross bikes have the hoods up slightly.

 

[JRogers]

It might not be a bad idea to try and mimic the seat height and position of your XC bike as a baseline if you are comfortable on it. A bit more saddle setback is common on road bikes. As for bar angle and hood position, that will vary a lot according to the components you are running. Some shifters (and bars) are better run in different ways. I use older style 9 speed Shimano shifters and run them angled up a bit otherwise I am leaning a bit too far forward when on the hoods. I think newer style shifters are easier to run with a flatter transition. Or, at least it seems that I see more set up flat, while a lot of people running older Shimano stuff run them higher. Flat or a slight incline is a good baseline I think. I ride on the road a decent amount, but I might be wrong about this stuff...

 

[sanjuro]

What saddle do you have? For saddle tilt, you should level the nose, not the back of the saddle, but it does depend on the model.

 

[CBJ]

Saddle is a Fizik Arione. So far it flet more comfortable than the Flite I have on the XC bike but I rode less miles.

Judging by the feel of my legs it feels like I use the mucles different due to the new riding position. I hope I can get out Sunday for a ride.

I will take some pictures this weekend.

 

[proglife]

Didn't get comfortable with the gearing and all the shift lever throw especially down shifting. I miss the quickness of the rapid fire.

I was out yesterday and thought to myself "This 105 shifts perfectly. I wish my mtb would shift like this"