Originally Posted by
TrojanHorse
Getting your wife comfy on her road bike... hm... I guess you need to discuss with her what's at issue. If it's "twitchy" well, road bikes tend to be that way. She'll get used to it. My son is currently complaining about the same exact thing. He finds that riding on the hoods gives him the best feeling of control.
Use whatever pedals she's comfy with - no issues with that.
As for braking down descents, that will change when she's comfortable on the bike and confident of her route. Sounds like she needs to do GMR with you on May 5.
Thanks TJ! I've mentioned these things to her, and she really would like to try GMR (I fear/know that she will kick my be-hind on the way up! LOL!), but is concerned with the "ride down."
Here I am praying that I'll make it up, let alone make a good showing, and she's "merely" concerned with the ride down...
Scale still shows 240 this morning, BTW. Definitely have to up the effort... Goal is to get to 210.