My new to me 700...
...is just awesome! Just got back from Memphis yesterday...long 15 hours, but fun time with my wife on the road. Had to do some minor adjustments, like shortening the boom length (Lee you must have an incredible X-Seam!) by like 4 inches to make it comfortable for me, and installing my pedals.
Have to say I took the same hill I regularly start my rides with out of my neighborhood, and hit 37.11 per the GPS. I could hit about 38 on my Speed (38.something once). Here's the one thing I noticed right off. I could have kept peddling the 700 all the way down the hill and probably would have hit over 40, and I still had gear left. On my Speed, I usually had to wait until I'm about half-way up the other side of the hill before peddling again so I'm not just spinning like a mad man! The 700 still had plenty of gear left. I won't be spinning out on this baby for a while, at least until I build up my legs for this fine machine! The other very noticeable thing was it was smoooooth. I guess that big 700 wheel really does make a difference!
And since it didn't happen with out pics....enjoy the whole pride! (The only cats I'm not allergic to
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