Originally Posted by
Kat12
(I did get the handlebars up, by the way... not as high as I would like, but higher than they were, so there's that. Whacking the stem bolt did the trick. Part of it is that I'll just need to get used to that riding position. My regular bike is a hybrid, so it's a big difference. I don't want to keep hijacking this thread with maintenance stuff, though-- I'm going to have a ton of questions because I'm clueless-- so I'll switch to the "newbie questions" thread over in Road Cycling)
You could start your own thread here in C&V; the wrenchies here know a LOT about bikes of your vintage.
Good news about the stem. You did observe the limit line on it, right? And yes, drop bars are quite a different world, if your experience is mostly with uprights. Nice thing about the trainer is, you can sit up, exercise your back, etc., all without breaking cadence.