Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg) - D'oh!

Earlier today the LBS called. My new (to me) Tarmac was ready to pick up! I ran over at lunch at swung it by the house before returning to work.

Well my wife calls and I tell her I will probably take it for a quick 5-10 miles tonight just to get a feel for it. She uses her "wife tone" to remind me it hasnt been two weeks since the dislocated shoulder and I'm not supposed to be riding yet. I again say that it will be a quick 5-10 mile just for fun ride. She replies "uh-huh".

She then makes me to promise that I wont leave the MUP, because that will force me to keep the speeds down. Dang! There is a downside to marrying a woman who is smarter than you. :love:--

Im stupid, I guess...what is a MUP? Also, congrats on getting the bike! Hope your ride went well!

No, you are not stupid.

MUP

Multi Use Path

Ahem ...... mymojo .... Pictures ..... ?

Congrats on the new bike :thumb:

Only did about 6 miles. The shoulders still a little sore. I need to raise the seat maybe 2 cm. And I was feeling a lot of pressure on my hands. Not sure now to tweak that. Flip the stem back up maybe?

And here it is. '06 Tarmac with a take off 105 gruppo from an 08 Roubaix.

http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd321/mymojo34/Bike%20Stuff/2.jpg

That's purty...

Dude, you bought a tarmac! The bars are supposed to be about 2 feet below the seat. You're gonna have weight on your hands.

Congrats on the fine bike - have fun.

Pretty bike. Congrats!

Dude, you bought a tarmac! The bars are supposed to be about 2 feet below the seat. You're gonna have weight on your hands.




LOL! Tru dat.

But I think its a matter of how much weight. My Allez was set up exactly like this, and there was pressure on my hands... just not this much. I think the difference is that this Tarmacs steerer tube is 3 cm shorter. So I thought that flipping the stem back up might alleviate a bit of discomfort.

Of course, I guess with any new bike set up there's an adjustment period where ya gotta tweak this and that. At least I've reached a point in my cycling development where I can actually realize that and test ride the bike with the thought "what do I need to adjust?" - and come up with some ideas! I'll call that progress :)

Wow.

My first carbon bike. I wish I coulda kept it longer than three days. But some thieving bast*rd stole it out of the garage this afternoon

That sucks so hard to hear. Please tell us that insurance is going to cover it....

Don't know what the insurance is gonna do yet. But even if they do pay up something, we have an $1800 deductable....

Oh man, that stinks!