I got a new bicycle and it goes super fast! I raced on a velodrome for the first time last night on this bike which is way too good for me, however i really couldnt see me on anything less. Im going to work my way up from D-Grade, at hopefully a reasonable pace, but we’ll see how we go. Ive never ever owned an aluminium fast bike (road/fixie/commuter), so the first thing i noticed was the speed at which power comes out of your legs and gets to the wheel, i can usually feel a kick in each hard pedal stroke from every steel bike ive owned. So my whole riding style will be forced to change a bit for this bike, i dont mind, i just love adding new bikes to the stable.
This is a stock Felt Tk2, 7.4kg, 60cm (wish they made a 63cm or something), 86 gear inches currently, you can see what bits it has.
It will be getting a thomson seatpost ASAP, the current seatpost is about 1.5inches over the max. :-o, and we all know you cant have a thomson seatpost without a thomson stem to match (“x2” thanks). I like steel bars also, so some Deda Steel 31.8mm bars are on the cards also, not to mention the chainring/rear cog collection i need to build up.
I will be racing Thursdays and maybe Tuesdays @ DISC, so if you see me, im the young kid kitted out with Brunswick Street Cycles gear.
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