Originally Posted by bikingshearer
(3) Never, never, never try out a new part, new clothes, new anything in a major event ride. The day you are going for your first century ride or that race you've been targeting all season is not the time to wear a new pair of shorts or break in a new set of brakes. It is a recipe for unpleasant surprises. The same appies to races, tours, etc. Try out the new stuff on a routine ride where it will not be the end of the world if a problem comes up.
+about a billion. Your first century in about 15 years is not the time to try a new saddle. I speak with experience. A familiar PITA is much better than the new felling of a flamingly hot painful @$$!!
