I just got my V20c a couple of days ago. So excited.
Here's a brain dump of my observations in no particular order. I have had a few training rides, I'm following the Cruzbike 5 step process. But, I'm a bit impatient, so I crammed a few steps into one day instead of giving each step it's own short session. I learned that I can start on a hill
. I have no choice since I live on a hill. I feel more confident mashing instead of spinning, so climbing is actually the most comfortable right now. I think this is maybe because I'm not clipped in yet, and the mass of my legs flopping around without something to push against makes me very wobbly, which Maria says is okay.
This bike wants to go FAST!!! Man, I had to keep it on a leash, i.e. ride the brakes. Did I say that I live on a hill.
My legs are sore, even though I have already ridden a couple thousand miles this year. All the little muscles I never used before had to join the party. I was tired from putting around for an hour. Ugh.
Oh, and I completed (without putting a foot down) a U turn on a narrow country road (which I happen to live on). It only took something like 50 tries, but hey.
The seat is super comfy, I don't know how those Ultra riders keep from falling asleep in the middle of the night, on day 2 of some epic ride. I could seriously take a nap on this seat. However, that said, I will change the seat to get more shoulder support. IMO the adjustable seat should be the stock seat for the V20c, just sayin'. I will also very likely change out the cranks to short cranks, I run 155's on my other bikes. Sooo, that will be an excuse to upgrade to carbon. I will wait on that until I'm farther along the learning curve. The Black Friday sales have me seriously tempted though.
PS - Every time I look at my new bike that Tubes song, "She's a Beauty", starts playing in my head. She's definitely one in a million.
Here's a brain dump of my observations in no particular order. I have had a few training rides, I'm following the Cruzbike 5 step process. But, I'm a bit impatient, so I crammed a few steps into one day instead of giving each step it's own short session. I learned that I can start on a hill
. I have no choice since I live on a hill. I feel more confident mashing instead of spinning, so climbing is actually the most comfortable right now. I think this is maybe because I'm not clipped in yet, and the mass of my legs flopping around without something to push against makes me very wobbly, which Maria says is okay.This bike wants to go FAST!!! Man, I had to keep it on a leash, i.e. ride the brakes. Did I say that I live on a hill.
My legs are sore, even though I have already ridden a couple thousand miles this year. All the little muscles I never used before had to join the party. I was tired from putting around for an hour. Ugh.
Oh, and I completed (without putting a foot down) a U turn on a narrow country road (which I happen to live on). It only took something like 50 tries, but hey.
The seat is super comfy, I don't know how those Ultra riders keep from falling asleep in the middle of the night, on day 2 of some epic ride. I could seriously take a nap on this seat. However, that said, I will change the seat to get more shoulder support. IMO the adjustable seat should be the stock seat for the V20c, just sayin'. I will also very likely change out the cranks to short cranks, I run 155's on my other bikes. Sooo, that will be an excuse to upgrade to carbon.
I will wait on that until I'm farther along the learning curve. The Black Friday sales have me seriously tempted though.PS - Every time I look at my new bike that Tubes song, "She's a Beauty", starts playing in my head. She's definitely one in a million.
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