Originally Posted by
rumrunn6
341 miles for a beginner? seriously? GOOD LUCK! :-)
don't forget to post your pictures!
With a bit of training- Mainly for the Butt- that milage will not be bad. It will not all be done in one day so no severeproblems.
I was at a shop in London last year and there was a similar standard of rider looking for his first bike to do John )'Groats to Lands end. The length of the UK and around 600 miles. Reason for him doing it was that he had just been cleared of Cancer after 5 years of treatment. He did it and only found the 2nd day hard. After that he used Chamois Cream.
But I would also find a local Bike shop that stocks a respectable make besides the chain stores. They can often get a last years model at discounted prices.