I have been watching youtube videos on bike fit. A whole bunch. Seat height I feel I have down. Riding a few times and my legs feel good...you know, like I used them and taxed em, but not painful or sore. I'm new to road bike and road miles. Time is a major issue so it's hard for me to get out (3 young kids and lot of activities plus work of course).

I've gotten 3 10 mile runs in over the last week. about 14.8 mpg avg and 40 min per ride. I've been working on my cadence. First time out I was bouncing a bit at higher cadence. I got that under control now and my cadence is 80 average with 105 as the high. I will continue to work on that to keep it consistent.

I have had some soreness in me arse! It's weird, less sore than the first ride on a mtb if you haven ridden all winter. More of a fatigue. I'm guessing that will settle in as I toughen up the arse. I am driving myself nutty over reach and frame size. I'm 181.5 cm and on size 56. I don't feel too stretched but I'm also a clyde and just paranoid about reach. I do not have any back pain after these short rides and no soreness. I do get some fatigue in my elbows. The fatigue is dull and not pain. It goes away if I sit up and ride no hands style. The fatigue as I'm calling it is even in both elbows. I get a "feeling" in the shoulders but I wouldn't describe it as a pain. More of an awareness I've used em.

1 of the videos showed a measurement in cm from the 2nd crease of the middle finger to the mid shoulder joint. Then take that and measure against the mid seat post point to the end of the stem. Is this a relatively accurate way to get you in the ballpark? Is it from the bend in the finger to mid shoulder? beginning of shoulder? Either way, using this measurement of id or beginning of shoulder, I'm not shorter than seat post to end of stem measurement.

It's a lot to ask. I know. But new and trying to settle in. I don't really have any known bike fitters without some travel and I would like to just get in the ballpark and go from there. I may be there and just don't know it. Maybe more miles will show the light.

Anyway, I plan on a 20 mile later today.