So this is like the fourth time since I bought my bike I took it out riding. I went a total of 10 miles trying out different speeds and gears and just testing out how the seat position feels and brakes and things. I adjusted the brakes and ended up making my seat even higher than it was. When I look at my bike it looks crazy high, it's like almost a foot from the stem but when i'm on it it feels just right and very comfortable. In fact toward the end of my ride I put it a little higher than I had it before and it was so much more comfortable and it didn't feel as hard to get up to a good speed so I felt a lot more powerful. Is that normal? Anyways, I did have trouble going above 21MPH though but I didn't try it with my new seat hight though, maybe that will make a difference? I don't know what gear I was suppose to be in though to go as fast as I can. First I was in the highest gear and I was able to get to 20MPH but it really made my thighs sore then someone else that was on a road bike told me to try to find the easiest gear that will allow me to go the speed I wanna go so I tried that I was able to reach 20MPH on a much easier gear and I was not sore at all. So I was thinking, well if I can reach 20MPH then I should be able to go faster if I push myself more right? but I didn't really try much else cause that was toward the end and my friend wanted to go home. I just noticed that at my seat hight right now it's a little past the marker on the seat post that says min insert or whatever it says so that cant' be good but my friend has a longer seat post on her bike she'd switch with me but doesn't wanna take mine cause mine has a shock on it and she pushes her seat all the way down so I was thinking do you think I could take my seat post and trade it for a used one at my LBS or something? I know I could just buy a cheap one like the one I have just without the shock for like 20 dollars and then trade that with her for her longer one but if I can get one for free I'd like that better. Does anyone know how I can get above 20MPH? Would aerobars help?

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