I’m with you Paul. Several years ago I bought a ‘hybrid’ bike from Trek with an upright riding position. My previous bike was a mountain bike that required a crouched riding position which didn’t go well with my back and neck.
-----Original Message----- >From: Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> >Sent: Apr 17, 2020 11:16 AM >Subject: Re: GESO 2020 - 073-077 - GDG > >Looks great, but it seems like it would be very uncomfortable for someone like >me who hasn’t ridden in years. I can hear my back screaming at me at the very >thought of riding bent over like that for hours. But a fabulous machine no >doubt. > > >> On Apr 17, 2020, at 10:56 AM, Bob Pdml <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Looks great - and a good ride! >> >>> On 17 Apr 2020, at 15:42, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Yesterday's bicycle ride celebrated a moment of closure: >>> The Salsa Beargrease custom-build that replaces my stolen Fatboy is now >>> officially finished! The custom wheels were the last part, it took six >>> weeks to get these bespoke rims delivered from the excellent folks at BTLOS >>> in China. :) >>> >>> I took off for lunch, stopping first at the local cafe where I can get a >>> take-out lunch but just sit outside and eat, and then took the ride up the >>> hill to Cupertino so I could show the completed bike to the guys who built >>> the wheels. Then back home the easy way down the hills... 19 miles total, >>> 12.4 mph average, 776 calories consumed. >>> >>> I stopped about a third of the way into the ride to make some photographs >>> of SBG... >>> >>> Salsa Beargrease #1-5: >>> https://flic.kr/p/2iR8Pe2 >>> https://flic.kr/p/2iR8Pex >>> https://flic.kr/p/2iR8PeT >>> https://flic.kr/p/2iR63ZX >>> https://flic.kr/p/2iR8PfK >>> >>> The wheels—the whole bike!—came out just right to my eye. :D >>> >>> Onwards! >>> G >>> — >>> No matter where you go, there you are. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
