Originally Posted by NOS88
There's nothing quite like getting in the base miles in situations like this one. I hope your riding pal wasn't too demoralized. On another note... if he's a serious triathelete, the bike he bought might serve him quite nicely. Although, I'd be hard pressed to convince my wife that I do anything well enough to justify spending 5 Gs on a bike.
Charlie wants to ride again on Monday. I think as much as anything he needs to re-gear his bike. I couldn't do a tooth count but I'm guessing he is running a 39-52 on the crankset and a 11-24 on the cassette. I believe he would do better with a 32, 34 or 36 and 50 up front and 11-30 or 32 in the rear. I offered to help him make the switch but he said his Tri buddies would give him too much grief.