Can I pick some brains?
07-05-08, 02:32 AM
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Can I pick some brains?
I'd appreciate any opinions from a Clyde perspective (I'm 6' 2", 225 lbs or thereabouts) on a post I've put up in commuting. It is a variation on the usual question, I admit...
https://www.bikeforums.net/commuting/437276-test-ride-opinions-can-i-pick-some-brains.html#post7002711
(I didn't want to cross post, hence the link - hope that's OK)
https://www.bikeforums.net/commuting/437276-test-ride-opinions-can-i-pick-some-brains.html#post7002711
(I didn't want to cross post, hence the link - hope that's OK)
07-05-08, 09:39 AM
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From the title I was afraid it was another of those zombie posts. BRRRRRRAAAAAIIIIINNNNNNSSSSS!!!!!
I think what I would do is keep the Dawes put on a trekking handlebars if the drop bars bother you, put on a wider range of gears in back (bigger the rear gears the easier it is to pedal). This should be a fairly inexpensive up grade. If the sleeping policeman bother you (we call them speed bumps in the U.S.) you might look at a suspension seat post or a new seat (not really sure about this though. I have one of those Brooks Imperials on a suspension seat post and I swear when I hit a fair sized bump it feels similar to a kick in the bum).
All these upgrades are pretty inexpensive.
I think what I would do is keep the Dawes put on a trekking handlebars if the drop bars bother you, put on a wider range of gears in back (bigger the rear gears the easier it is to pedal). This should be a fairly inexpensive up grade. If the sleeping policeman bother you (we call them speed bumps in the U.S.) you might look at a suspension seat post or a new seat (not really sure about this though. I have one of those Brooks Imperials on a suspension seat post and I swear when I hit a fair sized bump it feels similar to a kick in the bum).
All these upgrades are pretty inexpensive.
