Originally Posted by
mtalinm
very nice! this sounds almost just like my build - capreo, brifters, 9-speed Tiagra. and my roadie is 50x11...yes, it's not as much range as I get on the road bike, but still enough to get up above 30mph.
yep I don't use 50x11 much anyway, and 100 gear inches is still plenty. if I really want more upper range I could always get a 52, 56T chainring etc
Originally Posted by
mtalinm
the first few rides feel weird, then it feels normal. my LBS tightened up the headset to make the steering a little less twitchy, which helped a bit. these days I find that whichever bike I've ridden most recently feels "normal" and it takes a few minutes to readjust to the other.
as for saddlepost height (why do people say seatpost? it's a saddle), you can try to mark it with a sharpie but it'll wear off eventually. I put a piece of electrical tape around the spot; of course, you can't insert the post beyond the tape.
GOOD LUCK and welcome to the fold
i imagine it'll take some time to get used to. i decided to leave it at home for this morning's commute as it was raining.
yeah it would be nice if there were some sort of markings built into the seatpost (I'm going to say it's a seatpost because the saddle is seated on it
). i'll try sharpie to begin with i think, although i doubt i'll be folding the bike much. it fits as is in the back seat of my car!
thanks
