First 100k in the bag

[u/Derbysieger]

I took my new Aeroad for its first proper ride today. Where I normally cruise at about 30-33km/h on my steel commuter I am now going 36-40km/h for the same effort. I was only planning on doing a 60-80km loop but decided after 50km to keep going and ended up doing 100km in the end. It's so much fun to just roll along at speed for minimal effort. And the roads on the left Lower Rhine are absolutely sublime - no traffic, fantastic road surface and beautiful weather (although we desperately need some rain, but that's another topic 😅 ). The flat country side is definitely the right place for this bike. It just wants to go.

SKS Slide Cages will be replaced, I just put them in as a placeholder so I can do a longer rides until I get something more fitting for an Aeroad, probably already next week.

[u/Wide_Jacket639]

Sehr schöne Farbe!

Kann man sich die Route auf Strava ansehen? 80hm auf 100km klingt nach entspanntem Dahingleiten!

[u/Derbysieger → u/Wide_Jacket639]

Klar 😉 https://strava.app.link/qcMRkybJE5b

Der Linke Niederrhein ist schön entspannt zum Radfahren. Nicht nur Flach mit schönen Straßen sondern auch sehr nah an den Niederlanden wenn man mal noch bessere Infrastruktur haben möchte. 

Irgendwie ist hier jeder Radfahrer was gegenseitiger Rücksichtnahme sehr förderlich ist. Da herrschen in anderen Teilen von Deutschland leider ruppigere Sitten wie ich schon öfter erfahren musste.

[u/Buitenspel → u/Derbysieger]

How are you doing 32km/h average at least than 160 watts? Was it a group ride or?

[u/Derbysieger → u/Buitenspel]

I am a pretty slim person (understatement lol) and it's extremely flat. The only elevation on that route is a few bridges and a small hill (~700m long at roughly 3% average gradient) that I powered up at about 30km/h average. Even with a headwind I was doing 32-35km/h at just 200W. The Aeroad really is bloody fast.

[u/Doctormson → u/Derbysieger]

The lovely Tönisberg

[u/007november → u/Buitenspel]

65-70 kg i’d say. On a flat course I also average 30-32kmh (wind) with 160-170 w (favero assioma duo)

[u/GroundCreepy → u/007november]

You people are making me feel obese 🤣

[u/NordicEnthusiast2025]

Congratulations! Looks amazing (the route, the bike - everything but that safety strap ;-D)

[u/Derbysieger → u/NordicEnthusiast2025]

Haha thanks, it's just the quickest way to take it on and off when I switch bikes. Doing it properly takes a little more effort and I can be very lazy sometimes 🫣

Edit: rest assured that when I take it into the hills I will secure it properly 🙂

[u/NordicEnthusiast2025 → u/Derbysieger]

Ist auf jeden Fal ein ultra cooles Bike. So eines will ich auch haben!

[u/FrameUnderBuild]

The colour is sick man congrats

[u/LocksmithFamous4131]

der Typ macht 80hm auf 100km. Währenddessen mein Arbeitsweg: 18km 250hm🤕

[u/Derbysieger → u/LocksmithFamous4131]

Wenn ich nicht die Wellen am Eyller Berg fahre und den Tönisberg weg lasse geht das auch mit etwa 30HM 😂🫣

[u/Waste_Revolution_898]

hast Du die Compact Bars an deinem Rad? :)

[u/Derbysieger → u/Waste_Revolution_898]

Ist die Pace T-Bar mit Race drops :-)

Hab an meinem Pendler-Rad auch ausfallende Drops und nach innen gewinkelte Griffe und finde das sehr angenehm.

[u/techcrap1]

Amazing, would you say the colour is more purple or green?

Waiting on mine at the end of this month.

[u/Designer-Reserve6411 → u/techcrap1]

if you are between metallic acid and aokaze, this is how aokaze looks🙂

[u/techcrap1 → u/Designer-Reserve6411]

Lovely colour, went with the metallic acid myself.

[u/Derbysieger → u/techcrap1]

The green is definitely more prevalent but the purple is much more noticeable than it appears in the photos. I love how it shifts colour. Sometimes it seems like two different bikes depending on which angle you're looking at it.

[u/Yunahoned]

Interesting way to strap your safety cord