The new commuter, Giant Toughroad SLR1. I took this on her maiden ride yesterday up to the shops, trailer in tow.
Glides along the road just beautiful, BUT:
- with no suspension, you feel every bump (I might get used to this, otherwise I'll look at replacing the front fork in March/April next year)
- no stand means it's a royal pain shutting the garage door and/or hitching the trailer
Still, we'll see how she goes. (In the background is the '09 Boulder that is now retired from service.)
The other gripe was with the stock seat having no padding. Something I have since addressed by putting the padded seat from the Boulder on. These lyrics came to mind riding back…
This cyclist's got a bony arse
This cyclist's got a bony arse
Lay down some padding, protect my arse
'cos This cyclist's got a bony arse
(Apologies to Bruce Springsteen)