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swaltemate 06-19-17 08:49 PM
Good evening!
 
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Hello all,

New to this forum as well as cycling in general. I of course had a bike as a kid, but just bought my first bike as an adult. I just got a Felt Verza Speed 50, been on two rides so far and look forward to many more, and probably stalking around these forums for tips and tricks.

Happy roads/trails to all!

RonH 06-20-17 06:52 AM
Welcome to Bike Forums. Good looking bike. Have fun. :thumb:

coominya 06-20-17 07:18 AM
Yes Welcome. Nice bike, great color match with the black. Did you have it fitted to you? Seat height and all that?

10 Wheels 06-20-17 03:34 PM
Originally Posted by swaltemate (Post 19664360)
Hello all,

New to this forum as well as cycling in general. I of course had a bike as a kid, but just bought my first bike as an adult. I just got a Felt Verza Speed 50, been on two rides so far and look forward to many more, and probably stalking around these forums for tips and tricks.

Happy roads/trails to all!
Like The Blue. Enjoy

swaltemate 06-25-17 08:03 PM
Originally Posted by coominya (Post 19664905)
Yes Welcome. Nice bike, great color match with the black. Did you have it fitted to you? Seat height and all that?
Yes I did have it fitted. So far it has been a joy to ride!

coominya 06-26-17 12:13 AM
Excellent, That makes all the difference, fit, tire pressure, get those right and you can ride all day. At least until your bum starts to ache :D

msquared22 06-26-17 10:04 AM
Welcome! Love that color blue!

rumrunn6 06-26-17 11:53 AM
lots of new contributors! yay! approx where are you located? where have you ridden? roads? paved bike trails? other?

swaltemate 06-27-17 09:46 PM
Originally Posted by rumrunn6 (Post 19678465)
lots of new contributors! yay! approx where are you located? where have you ridden? roads? paved bike trails? other?
Just south of Wisconsin outside Chicago area. So far ridden about 35 miles of mainly gravelish paths longest single ride was 22 miles. Some of them are paved but most are the crushed gravel. Had to be on some roads for transition to next bike path.

swaltemate 06-27-17 09:48 PM
Originally Posted by coominya (Post 19677401)
Excellent, That makes all the difference, fit, tire pressure, get those right and you can ride all day. At least until your bum starts to ache :D
Tire pressure still needs to be tweaked I felt pretty good on my longest ride of 22 miles so far but I'm still learning how it should and does feel for longer rides.

rumrunn6 06-28-17 05:04 AM
Originally Posted by swaltemate (Post 19682081)
crushed gravel
love that stuff. fun cuz it's not always the same. pavement is fun cuz it's fast but gravel etc is a whole dif world of fun

rocknpop 06-28-17 07:08 PM
Fellow Chicagoan here. Welcome!

swaltemate 06-29-17 08:45 PM
Originally Posted by rumrunn6 (Post 19682315)
love that stuff. fun cuz it's not always the same. pavement is fun cuz it's fast but gravel etc is a whole dif world of fun
It's nothing crazy, I actually had to walk up a hill cause I was slipping on my back tire quite a bit. Not sure if I need a different type of tire?


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