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First outside ride in 18 years
Martin 14:
Having finished building the Ribble, I today finally took it out of the trainer and into the real world for first short ride. It feels so twitchy compared to the mountain bikes I have ridden in the past ( This is the first time I have had a road bike ) so I put that down to my inexperience. I also found myself using all of the gears, maybe a 13-26 cassette is too much for my 64 years! Last but not least a question, will fitting 25 x 700 tyres make any difference to the handing?
Thanks in advance
Martin
Cudzoziemiec:
What tyres have you got on there at the moment? I think pretty much any road bike is going to feel twitchy initially compared to a mountain bike – give it a bit of time and you'll get used to it. And – go Martin!
Nick H.:
Yeah, go Martin! This is inspiring. I'm 56 and haven't ridden my bike for 8 years.
Martin 14:
--- Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 20 July, 2018, 02:15:42 pm ---What tyres have you got on there at the moment? I think pretty much any road bike is going to feel twitchy initially compared to a mountain bike – give it a bit of time and you'll get used to it. And – go Martin!
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23 x 700....and thank you :)
T42:
Sounds good. But yeah, a 26T biggest sprocket is a bit of a ligament-buster unless you've got a very small chainring. I ran 30/27 until 2015, now I'm on 34/32.
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