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@pascalo
My enigma finally arrived in the container and I had to get it fixed up as the derailleur got out of whack throughout the journey.
This is after having a prolapsed or herniated disc between L4and L5, and I wasn't sure how it would feel to ride the bike, and whether I'd be OK for more than five minutes.
I lowered the saddle a bit and had the stem changed for a nice felt one that is rising upwards by a couple of degrees.
All I wanted to do is go around the block and test the set up and my back, but as soon as I rode round the first corner I was so happy with how the bike felt that I needed to ride on. Back got a bit uncomfortable not uphill but downhill. I managed to ride 13k, and that for me is a major break though atm:
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