Originally Posted by Grasschopper
Yea I think it is adjusted pretty well realy. I will be doing 20 miles tonight on the new setup so we will have a little better shake down.
Oh and BTW I think you were on to something with that ice cream thing...I was 217 when I got on the scale last night.
I just had my "every 8 years or so when I get tired of being nagged" physical and I got below 175 for the first time in years! My BP is down below 120 over 75, even with white coat fever and the Doctor (a lady, I may point out) said "nice lungs" while listening to my breathing.
And I thought I just rode to look good in spandex!
Hey, did you see my post to you at Bikejournal? Confused some folks, lol.
I like the compacts, what you will find yourself doing soon is keeping it in the big ring on rollers and actually riding smoother and faster by powering over small rises. I tend to climb in the middle range with the 34 unless I need a bailout. The real secret is to slap an 11-23 on the back unless you are climbing the kinds of mountains that us larger guys can't spin up like the evil hummingbird punks!
Keep me posted on how this works out for you...I am a huge compact fan.
Z