…This weekend I finally got my new road bike for the trip, and very nice it is too. Photos to follow. It is certainly much faster than my current bike, it made short work of the 33 mile I took it on on Sunday to break it in.
I ended up getting a Trek 1600. It is what is known as a triple and has 30 gears – these should all come in handy up the mountains. Gear changing is controlled by Shimano 105 flightdeck compatible shifters that are part of the break levers, that is really quite a neat design!
I can’t say I enjoyed buying it. I had wanted to buy from another shop and a different bike but they were unable to get it for me quickly enough, so in haste I went for this one as another shop had it in stock. I really felt that they took my sale for granted and I didn’t and don’t appreciate this. I shall be going back to my regular place as soon as possible for parts and servicing!!!
Raising money for cystic fibrosis by cycling 