Well almost 🙂 Went on a ride with the husband today (it’s Saturday – time for the weekly brunch run to our favorite local brunch spot) for the first time since he installed my new shock. I’ve gotten used to his ‘helpful’ comments on my riding over the years, but today I got the best comments ever….
“Wow you were riding great – you barely touched your brakes and in some spots I thought you were going too fast in case there were cops!”
It seems that my shock really did need to be replaced. According to the husband, he now thinks I was over-riding on the old shock because the shock made the handling so squirrely. He no longer thinks my cornering troubles were me being inept – it was really the bike being inept and wander-y. My riding style hasn’t changed in the last week, I just now have a bike that handles properly.
Hooray! That was $800 and an afternoon’s work well spent!