Originally Posted by
daihard
I'm going to have bike fitting done tomorrow. I've ridden my new road bike for 10 days (about 150 miles) and feel pretty comfortable on it except for some stiff neck, but I thought I'd have a professional fitter look at me on the bike and see if anything should be changed for better rider experience.
Just curious, how long did it take you to be "painless" on your road bike?
On my Trek Madone 2.1 it took maybe 10 days to get adjusted to the stock settings, now I find the bars are too high and I want to reach lower.
On my CAAD perfect from day 1, that 80mm stem and 10 rise is really equally as comfortable as any hybrid I have been on.
On my old Giant Defy I never got the right combination fit and sold the bike.
So really its hit or miss, each bike is a little higher there and a little lower there, Russian roulette with bikes, you never know, could feel great in the parking lot test ride and pain and misery 2 hrs into your day long ride.