Rattled to pieces

gregwari
gregwari Posts: 230
edited May 2013 in Road general
Well, it's my first month on a road bike (decided to branch out from mountain biking). I'm loving it but I'm struggling to ride more than 2 hours / 35 odd miles without feeling rattled to pieces. Not sure if it's just a case of MTFU, take a brief rest every xx minutes / hours or if anyones got any tips etc for making the ride a little more comfortable..... for reference the new steeds a Scott Speedster (ali frame, carbon seatpost / fork).

Cheers all

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  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    Depending on what your current pressure in your tyres is you could try dropping it a little bit to make more comfy. Some carbon bars would help too. I need carbon bars too, as my bars currently leave my arms feeling knackered.
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  • gregwari
    gregwari Posts: 230
    Cheers for the advice...
  • Buckled_Rims
    Buckled_Rims Posts: 1,648
    As an MTB'er as well, I find I have 2 different positions on each bike. The road bike I tend to have a forward position and the MTB a more upright "sit up, with a slight lean forward" position.

    As a long term road racer, the forward, dropped bars position seems more natural to me. I've always found the MTB position difficult and tiring. I used to do 100km regular on a road bike with just minor tiredness, but huge strain on the MTB requiring a few days off the bikes to recover on the same distance on the MTB.

    I don't think it's a case of MTFU, but experimenting or seeking positional advice for a road bike. What seems ok for the MTB doesn't work for a road bike. Even millimetres of a distance in relationship of bars to saddle (for example) can greatly effect a road bikes comfort.
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  • Finlaz22
    Finlaz22 Posts: 169
    Is there anything specific that feels rattled to pieces?
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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Fitting wider tyres e.g. 25mm minimum and dropping the pressure to 5-6 bar (depending on your weight) will likely make the biggest improvement. A decent pair of mitts, perhaps some padded bar tape and try not to grip the bars so firmly.
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  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    Buckled_Rims wrote:
    As an MTB'er as well, I find I have 2 different positions on each bike. The road bike I tend to have a forward position and the MTB a more upright "sit up, with a slight lean forward" position.

    As a long term road racer, the forward, dropped bars position seems more natural to me. I've always found the MTB position difficult and tiring. I used to do 100km regular on a road bike with just minor tiredness, but huge strain on the MTB requiring a few days off the bikes to recover on the same distance on the MTB.

    I don't think it's a case of MTFU, but experimenting or seeking positional advice for a road bike. What seems ok for the MTB doesn't work for a road bike. Even millimetres of a distance in relationship of bars to saddle (for example) can greatly effect a road bikes comfort.

    I also work off a for conversion that says that for every mile I've done on an MTB, you multiply it by 2 one 3 to get the road riding figure. MTBing is much more physically tiring
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