Collected the new bike today, the one I'll use for LEJoG. After much swithering, decided on the Ridgeback Panorama. It's a lovely machine, though it was hard to tell in the downpour I had to ride it home in.
I thought I was being prepared by donning my SPD shoes, then realised the pedals were adjusted to maximum tightness. On my first real push away from a set of lights, my right foot stuck, and remained this way all the way home. Note to self: fix this.
It has been many years since I had drop handle bars, so this is going to take a bit of getting used to. However, the ride is very smooth and the gear changes are very subtle. When I got home I was a good boy and dried it off...
Hi Ewan,
ReplyDeletethe Ridgeback looks good. I got a Ridgeback about 14 years ago (I think its a Diamond) and it has never let me down (except when I didn't tighten the front wheel properly and even then it gracefully separated from the frame). Your back might suffer for a bit with the new position but I'm sure you will get lots of happy miles from it! :)
Steve McInnes