100 mile GMC Denali update:

So the bike hit the 100 mile mark today. Still riding quite well. So far the only issue was a rear brake cable had to be replaced and I upgraded to better quality brake pads.

Yesterday I tagged along with a 25 rider strong local bike club on a 30 miler and had no trouble whatsoever in keeping up with the group. I didn't try to keep up with the 3-5 guy fast group. But the overall speed of the group was easily maintained on this 30lb bike. I noticed on climbs I would actually pull ahead and on descents I barely had to pedal to keep up and if I did pedal hard I could pull away. If i had to find one fault with the bike it was the flats. I found that I had to pedal harder then the other riders for the same pace. The only conclusion I can make is the 32c treaded tires were causing a much higher rolling resistance. The average speed was around 17mph for the ride.