It shows every promise. Have had it for weeks, and have only really ridden it a few times because I had a big paper due for a class which just ended Tuesday.
Spent some time yesterday making adjustments. I had thought I'd want to shorten the handle bars a bit on each side, but now that I've moved the shifters and brake-pulls a bit more toward center, and put my bar-ends on, I'm thinking I may like the feel of it. We'll see. At least I won't wipe out groping for bar-ends that aren't there.
I may still need to switch to grip-shift. Happily, SRAM has that option at all levels. Unhappily, making the switch will cost me a bunch of dough. So I'm going to see if I can live with the pushbutton shifters. As shifters go, I have to say I definitely prefer Shimano's one pushbutton, one pull-lever system. Bike's completely upgradeable, though. I'll be able to make just about any change I like. Other tweaks: put my mud-guard on the down-tube, which is just funny. Because the down tube on this bike is about as wide as my head. I look at the mud guard and wonder why I even bothered. Still, any crud not flying into my eyes is good. I also moved my Hite-Rite onto the seat tube/seat post from my old bike. I still haven't moved my bell (heh-heh. I have a bell...). I also need a rear fender and a rack, and different toeclips before I'll be completely set up. My current toeclips extend too far forward to be permanently useful. For the moment, they are better than trying to ride without.
The rack and fender might help a little with weight distribution; but it could just be that I need to get used to the new bike. The tail feels lighter than the front at this point; but it could really be that the entire bike is just far lighter than the tail on my old bike, and this one's balanced a bit differently. I'm still mucking some with how the saddle is oriented. Height, somewhat, and front-to-back for sure. If the tail really is light, I'll need to be able to easily redistribute my weight on loose stuff by hanging off the back of my saddle.
Have to see how it goes. But it is a good bike, and I believe it is the right bike for me.
Her name's Judy.
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