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Quoted message said:

My current bike is a Serotta Atlanta which is a a great bike, but
it's about 10 years old and after about 1:30h of riding I have a
lot of pain in the left shoulder. For the first 4 years I had the
bike I didn't have that problem. What changed is:

o I moved to a different country where the roads are significantly
worse that what I was used too.
o I broke the collarbone some years ago (and just recently again).

And you got 10 years older....

Quoted message said:

It seems that the ride with a carbon bike is "smoother" than with
the Serotta (which has an aluminium fork), at least that's what I
learned during my test rides in the summer.

Why not put a carbon fork on your Serotta?

Just some random thoughts....

Chris Neary
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you ask of life? Bicycling combined all the elements I
loved" - Adapted from a quotation by Charles Lindbergh

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Chris Neary said:

Quoted message said:

My current bike is a Serotta Atlanta which is a a great bike, but
it's about 10 years old and after about 1:30h of riding I have a
lot of pain in the left shoulder. For the first 4 years I had the
bike I didn't have that problem. What changed is:

o I moved to a different country where the roads are significantly
worse that what I was used too.
o I broke the collarbone some years ago (and just recently again).

And you got 10 years older....

Quoted message said:

It seems that the ride with a carbon bike is "smoother" than with
the Serotta (which has an aluminium fork), at least that's what I
learned during my test rides in the summer.

Why not put a carbon fork on your Serotta?

Just some random thoughts....

Another random thought is that a position change (possibly to emulate
the bike you test-rode) might be more in order. Given that you are 10
years older, riding rougher roads, and have a gibbled shoulder, you
might want to get the bars up higher.

I'd also consider running wider tires if you have the clearance, but the
position is likely the first thing to fix.

That said, the Times are perfectly nice bikes, and I am unwilling to be
the person to tell you not to buy a new bike, even if the only reason to
buy one is because you want to.

Full disclosure: I am an enthusiastic buyer of used bicycles, and will
generally encourage others to increase the available supply of used
bikes if possible.

So, um, what size is the Serotta?

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