Originally Posted by
Camel
Ahh so you just bought it!
First off, before you get into any upgrades or anything, make sure it fits you! It seems to be an odd size (tall person/shortish reach). Take it out for a longish ride, making fit adjustments as you go-like every few miles.
To follow up just real quick before I have to leave....
Yes I bought it about a month ago. I have put about 300 miles on it so far. My longest being a 75 mile day. From the set up from what the pictures shows above I did not have any knee or lower back pains. The only thing was I was always searching for a better hand position. I have adjusted the tint of the bars all over and what the picture shows seems to be the best.
When you say it seems to be an odd size, do you mean because the saddle is so high comparison to the bars?
The frame is a 58cm and I am 6'1. I know that is bit of a stretch I should be riding probably something more like 60cm instead. I went ahead and bought it anyway from the price I paid for it.
Speaking of which... how much does one think this bike is worth? Minus the saddle and pedals. I am afraid to say how much I paid for it because it could bias people opinion of value. Also, it would be embarrassing to know I paid way to much for it, but if that were the case it would not make that much difference since we all have made stupid purchases.