Took the opportunity while watching the Superbowl, to chuck the Cannondale into my Ultimate Bike Stand. Cleaned it, ran it through the gears. Needs new brake pads, the old ones are hard as rocks, so they don't need to touch the rims. Freehub runs quiet, all the shifts are smooth and almost immediate. Going to take some time to get used to "brifters".
So, now the Cannondale is on the trainer. After 30 minutes I felt pretty good. Not cramped into a too small cockpit. I will get the aero bar off the KHS though, less stress on my wrists. The old tires seem to be holding air, They were in better shape than I thought they would be, but will still get new tires before hitting the streets. Also, In know that I will need to further adjust the bike to fit once I get more comfortable. I wonder, how this bike will feel on the street. Its so light... Are the 700x23 tires too narrow for my weight? Too bad none of my friends have roadbikes... crazy talk... The Scwhinn is back in the shed, back to slumber again. I did thank it for getting me rolling...
Barring snow, I think I am ready to venture out on the MTB this coming weekend. I have to beat this irrational fear I now have of falling. I was never really afraid of falling until I had the TKR...
The Hoo-Koo-E-Koo is on the stand now... Just to be cleaned and adjusted. Bad pics... Better ones later...
Suntour XCE 21 speed group.