Get a road bike. Got mine last 4/11. After 184miles of road riding I can now climb T4 non-stop.

got the madone 5.2, 54cm:



numb hands after about an hour of riding, tried to change the stem from 100 to 50mm:


found an old buddy that is now a roadie, formerly known as pg4a 'paolo'. night ride is great, playing tag with cars, no.


my favorite scenic route, otay lakes:


to Jamul with my clipless Sidi high hell shoe:

LOL Thanks for including my non existent self... I'll try and slowly get back at it... Forever noob like I said

aw shoot! I thought your account here is no longer active.

Nice looking bike. A couple of times a year I have pangs about selling my road bike, and those photos just triggered one. An almost equally effective, and definitely safer, way of improving your climbing ability is riding a singlespeed.

Have fun and be safe on your new bike.

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Hey, I remember that avatar, uh mean you...

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Numb hands can be caused by a seat tilted nose down by just a fraction; to adjust it by a micron, utilize a carpenters level, so that your adjustment is somewhat measurable.

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Avidtesty (Arch 2019)

^^^ this plus fore/aft adjustment in relation to the cranks can make a huge difference.

Out of curiosity, how does it handle with the short stem?

Good looking bike, BTW.

thanks!

not linking the trek's seat cap design. I have no choice of using other seatpost. tilt/seat angle is a PITA to adjust, and not really sure how I can adjust it. got this:

thanks!

did one ride and the cockpit felt cramped and not comfortable. I am now using a 90mm stem which feels better.

"this plus fore/aft adjustment in relation to the cranks can make a huge difference." . -- yeah, working on this, hopefully small adjustments can make a huge difference.