bladderhead
Zen MBB Master
benphyr said:rest is just as important as how hard you train.
I always thought so.
benphyr said:rest is just as important as how hard you train.
I venture a guess that most of the veterans get twitchy when someone says commute on v20 which implies a lot of traffic, and rider has < 500 miles logged because we recall the difference before and after. That's probably what you are sensing in the advice/tips/guidance.Why does everyone assume I'm not riding my bike?
Stop obsessing.
Just ride.
They have a right to get "twitchy". My commute involves fast moving highways and is scary even when on my trusty DF. I only have about 150 miles on the odometer, which went on after I started riding on the road. It's startling to me how much improvement I've seen over the last 100 miles. I feel very confident now, at all speeds and traffic conditions. I feel compelled to do the commute with this bike in order to continue to develop competence, otherwise, I'm limited to one ride per weekend. That's too slow a pace for me. I'm willing to take the risk. At this point, I'm ready to clean up and sell my DF.I venture a guess that most of the veterans get twitchy when someone says commute on v20 which implies a lot of traffic, and rider has < 500 miles logged because we recall the difference before and after. That's probably what you are sensing in the advice/tips/guidance.
I have to admit, I'm getting a lot more stable at speed. At first, 20 mph was my upper limit. With the bungie stabilizer and a little more riding, the limit moved to 31 mph, a little shaky but ok. A week later and I've been up to 38 mph feeling pretty good. With each ride, I am noticeably better and more confident. I'm climbing steep hills that challenged me on my DF. It's no longer a question that I will be able to ride with the same confidence as with my DF, only faster. Not long ago, I wouldn't have believed it. I was committed to the task, but I didn't believe the bike would get so much easier to ride in so little time. I'm very happy with this bike. Now I need to remove the stabilizer and see what happens. Maybe this weekend. Thanks everyone for the advice and encouragement.
I know what you mean. It seems if you start to go out of control, it's harder to recover on the V20 than on my DF. I've had some near misses, but I'm sure there will be a major spill in my future. It's a matter of statistics.My advice is to be wary of loose gravel and flat tire.
Glad to see your improvement on the bike. Very interested to see if any change after "destabilizing" the bike. My advice is to be wary of loose gravel and flat tire. The bike seems to go down very fast on either especially with semi experienced rider. Had mine about a year and still learning and adjusting but getting there.
Do you still get the climbing advantage of cruzbike or is testing still needed. Do u have any pics or drawings?
Stability continues to improve. Did a 65 miler today with lots of tough hills. On the toughest, I was able to maintain 5 mph with out swaying out into traffic. I could never comfortably get below 7 previously. I could do 5 all day today. Also, I noticed that coming up to a stoplight, I am able to slow down and creep at 3-4 mph waiting for the light to change. I'd say at this point I'm very close to having the same capability on my V20 as I do on my DF, with the one exception that on the DF I can balance at a light or negotiate difficult handling at very low speed by standing up. My odometer is 267 miles at this point. Can't wait to see how things are at 1000 miles. I still have the stabilizer on. Didn't want to remove it for such a challenging ride. I'll take it off this week for one or more of my shorter commute rides.
It was nice for flop control, but I'm not putting it back on just for that.
Please post report when u have front flat at speed. My biggest fear.