Originally Posted by
Awesomeguy
My bike: Trek FX 3
Reason for riding: mental relaxation, fitness and just joy of exploring things by bike instead of car
no I have not had a bike fit
i want to ride 10-20 miles usually do 10-12
i judge how hard I ride through heart rate monitor on a watch , currently
Trek FX3 is a good bike, that'll serve you well.
Are you doing these 10-20 miles on a commute?
Since you have the HR monitor you can train to improve with that for now (put the power meter on the back shelf). So I'd skip the power meter for now, maybe in a year or more if you go for a road bike with drop bars you could revisit. I'd also skip the cadence as well. That leaves some sort of pedal system and shoes. For that short of rides I'm not sure you need to get a $300 pair of road shoes. Some spd pedals (or egg beaters or time or look or whatever) and comfy mtb type shoes would probably suit you well and not be too expensive. You could go with spd-sl and road shoes since you won't have to stop and walk around (I assume) on your rides.
1. Pedal Shoe System of your choice (check out the for sale groups on Facebook...tri and sell is a huge one the road bike one is massive...I've found good bargains on there-and given people good bargains as well)
2. Skip speed and cadence
3. Skip the power meter
Ride as much as you can and enjoy the green exercise.
Good luck!