bluefoxicy

New guy. Guess I'll throw the crap in a new guy post.

I've started recently biking to work. Apparently it's 7-8 miles, which day 1 I went half a mile winded, a mile was my limit, I showed up at work unable to walk. Day three I'm perfectly capable of going there, back, and out wherever else; I even got lost on a mountain bike trail (with a GT Tachyon 3.0, yes, wonderful...) and took an extra couple miles.

Anyway, my one-and-only is a GT Tachyon 3.0 road setup cross-over. I've gone ahead and added a basket, mirror, and computer; I'll be adding a Thudbuster LT, Shimano clipless pedals (platform/clipless double sided) with Shimano M131 mountain bike shoes with one-way cleats, a Brooks leather seat, and probably a bell.

Yeah, I just bought the thing and added stuff. #1 was the horrible ride, since it's a solid frame solid seat post bicycle, hence the Thudbuster. Don't ask me why on clipless pedals; I understand physics, any answer I give you is going to get back a "... but do you NEED that?" retort, and I have only one way to answer that: by doing it and finding out.

It makes perfectly logical sense I'd buy a $450 bicycle and upgrade the pedals and seat and seat suspension immediately, having ridden a bike 10 or 15 years ago once or twice. Of course.

In any case, I have other gear questions, and that's why I'm here; so I guess I should find the appropriate forum...

RonH

Welcome to BikeForums.
Nothing wrong with clipless pedals on a commuter bike. Lots of folks use them.

bluefoxicy

Thanks

I was more referring to never having a bike before (well, I had a one-speed with a coaster brake when I was a kid..) and suddenly buying all this expensive gear to upgrade a bike I've had for three days, some of which I've never heard of before.

RonH

Don't feel like you're the first one to do it. Happens all the time.

NCMTBIKER

Hello and welcome