Fitting short legs
My arms and shoulders were okay, but my hands hurt
terribly, and I couldn't ride uphill. [SNIP]
The pain in my hands was concentrated mostly in the
fleshy part at the base of the thumb and up the thumb,
and was a muscle overuse type of pain.
I used to get this when I first bought the bike, and was told to give the
bike a chance for a few weeks and see if things felt better then. It did.
I think that I have built up whatever muscle it was that was being
overworked.
Hell, if you have easy-to-use drops, by all means...use 'em!
Only since the new stem can I be worthwhile in the drops.
Now, I can actually get some power into the pedals!
The drops aren't that comfortable, but I am trying to level my back. I just
can't seem to get it straight with the current bike set up. Perhaps I'll
try a longer stem. BTW, what is the proper weight ratio on the front vs
back wheel? Is there a rule of thumb? I feel very back-heavy.
Our weather here is probably:
--nearly as hot
--more humid
--more miserable
More miserable than FL in August? C'mon down and give it a try, haha. The
sun is strong down here and it really heats you up. I try to ride in the
morning when the temp is only about 80-82 and humidity 90-95. By noon-2pm
we have 92 degrees 70% humidity. I live in the Tampa area. It's actually a
lot worse up in the panhandle where I once lived. You can get 98 degrees
and 90% humidity up there. It's dangerous.
Get a backpack hydration system like a Camelbak. You
can't beat 'em...carry your tools and patches and
tubes and power bars/gels and so on and so forth in
them, too.
How does it feel center-of-gravity wise? Does it take any getting used to?
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