Hi guys, I joined the Strava group and already feel bad for how many more miles you road bike guys can log in a ride. Regardless, this is probably the most fun I’ve had doing anything in a few years and can’t stop thinking about riding.
On the cycling shorts note, after picking up my bike on Friday I went for a 4 mile singletrack ride and had to quit due to pain in my gooch area. To remedy this, I ordered some Pearl Izumi Quest cycling shorts which have already allowed me to ride nearly pain-free for quite a bit longer. I’m not buying a new saddle when this one gets the job done, would rather spend money on going tubeless and getting some more components.
This bike is piss poor on the road unfortunately, with 2.6 tires and all mountain gearing it requires so much effort to keep my speed up. On dirt roads/single track on the other hand, it slays. I rode some dirtbike trails today that are pure chunder, and while I did get rattled I made it down in one piece, and quickly at that.
Enough talking, here’s some pics.