New Bike Report - First ride
09-06-23, 05:21 PM
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New Bike Report - First ride
After my 20 y/o Mercian frame cracked I decided to get into the modern world and buy new rather than replacing the old frame with a new steel frame and the old components. At this point, 50 miles in, i'd say it was a good idea. My new bike is a Canyon Endurace SLX 8. Untegra 12 DI2, DT Swiss hoops and Continental 5000 rubber. I ordered the bike on Tuesday last week and received it on Tuesday this week So here is the full story:
Me: 65 y/o, been riding for the last 50 years off and on. The last 5 years mostly off, and as a result in 2000 I weighed 165 lbs and today I weigh 250. I was as high as 270 a couple of months ago, but at some point, enough is enough. I've been increasing my riding for the last year, about 1500 miles last year and will pass 3000 this year.
Old Bike is a standard issue Reynolds 531 special touring tubing, rim brakes, 105 11 speed, and 105/DT Swiss wheels with tubeless tire 32 mm width.
The new bike is a Canyon Endurace with disk brakes, Ultegra 12-speed drivetrain, 32 rear and 30 front tubeless. It came with tubes and was a very quick and easy conversion to tubeless.
The first ride was a short 10-mile shakedown with no issues, comfort was good except for the GOD AWFUL seat. For today's ride, I replaced the seat with a Terry Fly. The 40-mile ride today was nothing short of superb. The Canyon rides fantastically smooth. Their oddball seatpost really dos reduce vibration, possibly to the point that I;ll be able to stick with the Terry Fly, we'll see it I have to I'll go back to my reliable Brooks B-17 but I think with a bit of a fit tweak the Terry may just be good. My old bike was a 62-Cm, the Canyon a size medium based on the online fit recommendation., I really thought it would be too small, but it fits great, and it will need only a bit of tweaking fit-wise. My hands only had the slightest numbness, which has been a big issue for the last couple of years.
The bike does not exhibit a bit of twitchy handling but corners really nicely. I rode at 15 mph easily, in support of zone 2 training- about 1/2 mph faster than the previous bike, but then again the wind conditions were perfect today. The disk brakes are truly an upgrade over rime brakes. They stop with a great amount of power yet control easily. The only "downsides" are getting used to the light touch caron fiber tightening and the seat as mentioned. Also the Seatpost, while cleaver, makes adjusting the seat angle on the road a royal pain as the post has to be completely removed from the frame to change the angle. I like my old two-bolt seat posts much better.
TL: DR I am ecstatic about this bike. It rides beyond my wildest expectations. There really is a massive improvement over the older technologies.
Me: 65 y/o, been riding for the last 50 years off and on. The last 5 years mostly off, and as a result in 2000 I weighed 165 lbs and today I weigh 250. I was as high as 270 a couple of months ago, but at some point, enough is enough. I've been increasing my riding for the last year, about 1500 miles last year and will pass 3000 this year.
Old Bike is a standard issue Reynolds 531 special touring tubing, rim brakes, 105 11 speed, and 105/DT Swiss wheels with tubeless tire 32 mm width.
The new bike is a Canyon Endurace with disk brakes, Ultegra 12-speed drivetrain, 32 rear and 30 front tubeless. It came with tubes and was a very quick and easy conversion to tubeless.
The first ride was a short 10-mile shakedown with no issues, comfort was good except for the GOD AWFUL seat. For today's ride, I replaced the seat with a Terry Fly. The 40-mile ride today was nothing short of superb. The Canyon rides fantastically smooth. Their oddball seatpost really dos reduce vibration, possibly to the point that I;ll be able to stick with the Terry Fly, we'll see it I have to I'll go back to my reliable Brooks B-17 but I think with a bit of a fit tweak the Terry may just be good. My old bike was a 62-Cm, the Canyon a size medium based on the online fit recommendation., I really thought it would be too small, but it fits great, and it will need only a bit of tweaking fit-wise. My hands only had the slightest numbness, which has been a big issue for the last couple of years.
The bike does not exhibit a bit of twitchy handling but corners really nicely. I rode at 15 mph easily, in support of zone 2 training- about 1/2 mph faster than the previous bike, but then again the wind conditions were perfect today. The disk brakes are truly an upgrade over rime brakes. They stop with a great amount of power yet control easily. The only "downsides" are getting used to the light touch caron fiber tightening and the seat as mentioned. Also the Seatpost, while cleaver, makes adjusting the seat angle on the road a royal pain as the post has to be completely removed from the frame to change the angle. I like my old two-bolt seat posts much better.
TL: DR I am ecstatic about this bike. It rides beyond my wildest expectations. There really is a massive improvement over the older technologies.
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After my 20 y/o Mercian frame cracked I decided to get into the modern world and buy new rather than replacing the old frame with a new steel frame and the old components. At this point, 50 miles in, i'd say it was a good idea. My new bike is a Canyon Endurace SLX 8. Untegra 12 DI2, DT Swiss hoops and Continental 5000 rubber. I ordered the bike on Tuesday last week and received it on Tuesday this week So here is the full story:
Me: 65 y/o, been riding for the last 50 years off and on. The last 5 years mostly off, and as a result in 2000 I weighed 165 lbs and today I weigh 250. I was as high as 270 a couple of months ago, but at some point, enough is enough. I've been increasing my riding for the last year, about 1500 miles last year and will pass 3000 this year.
Old Bike is a standard issue Reynolds 531 special touring tubing, rim brakes, 105 11 speed, and 105/DT Swiss wheels with tubeless tire 32 mm width.
The new bike is a Canyon Endurace with disk brakes, Ultegra 12-speed drivetrain, 32 rear and 30 front tubeless. It came with tubes and was a very quick and easy conversion to tubeless.
The first ride was a short 10-mile shakedown with no issues, comfort was good except for the GOD AWFUL seat. For today's ride, I replaced the seat with a Terry Fly. The 40-mile ride today was nothing short of superb. The Canyon rides fantastically smooth. Their oddball seatpost really dos reduce vibration, possibly to the point that I;ll be able to stick with the Terry Fly, we'll see it I have to I'll go back to my reliable Brooks B-17 but I think with a bit of a fit tweak the Terry may just be good. My old bike was a 62-Cm, the Canyon a size medium based on the online fit recommendation., I really thought it would be too small, but it fits great, and it will need only a bit of tweaking fit-wise. My hands only had the slightest numbness, which has been a big issue for the last couple of years.
The bike does not exhibit a bit of twitchy handling but corners really nicely. I rode at 15 mph easily, in support of zone 2 training- about 1/2 mph faster than the previous bike, but then again the wind conditions were perfect today. The disk brakes are truly an upgrade over rime brakes. They stop with a great amount of power yet control easily. The only "downsides" are getting used to the light touch caron fiber tightening and the seat as mentioned. Also the Seatpost, while cleaver, makes adjusting the seat angle on the road a royal pain as the post has to be completely removed from the frame to change the angle. I like my old two-bolt seat posts much better.
TL: DR I am ecstatic about this bike. It rides beyond my wildest expectations. There really is a massive improvement over the older technologies.
Me: 65 y/o, been riding for the last 50 years off and on. The last 5 years mostly off, and as a result in 2000 I weighed 165 lbs and today I weigh 250. I was as high as 270 a couple of months ago, but at some point, enough is enough. I've been increasing my riding for the last year, about 1500 miles last year and will pass 3000 this year.
Old Bike is a standard issue Reynolds 531 special touring tubing, rim brakes, 105 11 speed, and 105/DT Swiss wheels with tubeless tire 32 mm width.
The new bike is a Canyon Endurace with disk brakes, Ultegra 12-speed drivetrain, 32 rear and 30 front tubeless. It came with tubes and was a very quick and easy conversion to tubeless.
The first ride was a short 10-mile shakedown with no issues, comfort was good except for the GOD AWFUL seat. For today's ride, I replaced the seat with a Terry Fly. The 40-mile ride today was nothing short of superb. The Canyon rides fantastically smooth. Their oddball seatpost really dos reduce vibration, possibly to the point that I;ll be able to stick with the Terry Fly, we'll see it I have to I'll go back to my reliable Brooks B-17 but I think with a bit of a fit tweak the Terry may just be good. My old bike was a 62-Cm, the Canyon a size medium based on the online fit recommendation., I really thought it would be too small, but it fits great, and it will need only a bit of tweaking fit-wise. My hands only had the slightest numbness, which has been a big issue for the last couple of years.
The bike does not exhibit a bit of twitchy handling but corners really nicely. I rode at 15 mph easily, in support of zone 2 training- about 1/2 mph faster than the previous bike, but then again the wind conditions were perfect today. The disk brakes are truly an upgrade over rime brakes. They stop with a great amount of power yet control easily. The only "downsides" are getting used to the light touch caron fiber tightening and the seat as mentioned. Also the Seatpost, while cleaver, makes adjusting the seat angle on the road a royal pain as the post has to be completely removed from the frame to change the angle. I like my old two-bolt seat posts much better.
TL: DR I am ecstatic about this bike. It rides beyond my wildest expectations. There really is a massive improvement over the older technologies.
I'm still waiting for the temperatures in North Texas to drop a bit to bring back my saddle sores.
Good story.
