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Too much weight on my hands?
Thanks for all the answers. I've got a few things to try now. The shop were
I bought the bike has already offered to fit a shorter stem to see if that's better for me. If I combine all of your suggestions, the best way to go is probably try the shorter stem, possibly in combination with the seat a bit backward, and maybe experiment a little with the position of the handle bar and height of the sadlle. But one thing at a time I think, and small steps. Thanks again, Ron. |
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"Qui si parla Campagnolo" schreef in bericht oups.com... 'Built specially for you' as in custom? Sounds like not too hot of a job. Shorter and perhaps rise stem after KOPS?? No, I probably misused the term specially built. It's a standard frame (Pinarello Prince SL) with all the parts selected and adjusted to fit me. That means according to the measuring system they use. I'm quite happy with the bike as a whole, this is the only thing I'd like to see improved. Thanks, Ron. http://www.pilotswatch.nl/images/pinarello/IMG_1607.jpg |
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"Ron Engels" wrote:
It's a standard frame (Pinarello Prince SL) with all the parts selected and adjusted to fit me. That means according to the measuring system they use. I'm quite happy with the bike as a whole, this is the only thing I'd like to see improved. http://www.pilotswatch.nl/images/pinarello/IMG_1607.jpg From the picture, it looks to me like the saddle might be tilted downward just a bit. If so, that will definitely put extra pressure on your hands. Check it with a bubble level. I'd also tilt the bars up a couple of degrees (and personally, I'd also get rid of the "anatomic" bars.) Art |
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Ron Engels wrote: fit me. This is my second road bike, and it feels a l ot better then the first. As a matter of fact, everything below the waist feels perfect. It's just that I think I need to reach too far when riding with my hands on top of the brake handles.I can ride quite comfortably with my hands on top of the handle bar, and also with my hands down in the drops (I think that's what you call 'em) if I move them as far back wards as possible. So I guess the best option would be to try a shorter stem. The vertical position is fine I think, I'm not l ooking for a more upright position. http://www.pilotswatch.nl/images/pinarello/IMG_1607.jpg You have the bike set up with a huge drop from saddle to bars, the seat tube angle looks steep (puts saddle far forward), and you have the saddle moved forward as far as it goes on the rails. The resulting posture is made for specialized racing, and is not intended to be comfortable. Do you race? If not, I can't understand why you would want this bike, or at least why it would be sized this way. A shorter stem is not the central problem. For comfort you need to raise the bars, move the seat back, rotate the nose of the saddle up (possibly use a different saddle), and rotate the bars up. (I guess you have the nose down because the saddle is so far forward.) These may improve things somewhat and if you can get comfortable on this bike without a new fork (to get a taller steer tube), then I congratulate you. This is not the set up for a comfortable ride. Even riders in the Tour de France would generally not have a set up like this.{ |
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On 2005-07-15, Arthur Harris wrote:
"Ron Engels" wrote: It's a standard frame (Pinarello Prince SL) with all the parts selected and adjusted to fit me. That means according to the measuring system they use. I'm quite happy with the bike as a whole, this is the only thing I'd like to see improved. http://www.pilotswatch.nl/images/pinarello/IMG_1607.jpg From the picture, it looks to me like the saddle might be tilted downward just a bit. If so, that will definitely put extra pressure on your hands. Check it with a bubble level. I'd also tilt the bars up a couple of degrees (and personally, I'd also get rid of the "anatomic" bars.) Art That's a neat stand. Is that available on the market? Mike |
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"41" wrote:
You have the bike set up with a huge drop from saddle to bars, the seat tube angle looks steep (puts saddle far forward), and you have the saddle moved forward as far as it goes on the rails. The resulting posture is made for specialized racing, and is not intended to be comfortable. Do you race? If not, I can't understand why you would want this bike, or at least why it would be sized this way. A shorter stem is not the central problem. For comfort you need to raise the bars, move the seat back, rotate the nose of the saddle up (possibly use a different saddle), and rotate the bars up. (I guess you have the nose down because the saddle is so far forward.) These may improve things somewhat and if you can get comfortable on this bike without a new fork (to get a taller steer tube), then I congratulate you. This is not the set up for a comfortable ride. I tend to agree with all of the above. This bike is set up as an all out racing machine. Art Harris |
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Mike wrote:
On 2005-07-15, Arthur Harris wrote: "Ron Engels" wrote: It's a standard frame (Pinarello Prince SL) with all the parts selected and adjusted to fit me. That means according to the measuring system they use. I'm quite happy with the bike as a whole, this is the only thing I'd like to see improved. http://www.pilotswatch.nl/images/pinarello/IMG_1607.jpg From the picture, it looks to me like the saddle might be tilted downward just a bit. If so, that will definitely put extra pressure on your hands. Check it with a bubble level. I'd also tilt the bars up a couple of degrees (and personally, I'd also get rid of the "anatomic" bars.) Art That's a neat stand. Is that available on the market? Mike Yes it is: http://www.roseversand.nl/rose_main....I D=0&CID=175 Lou -- Posted by news://news.nb.nu |
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Per 41:
Even riders in the Tour de France would generally not have a set up like this.{ I'd always gone on the assumption that my own setup was strictly for geezers like me. Imagine my surprise when I watched pix of the tour and most of the riders, when riding on the hoods, seemed to have almost exactly the same posture I have on my own bike. OTOH, I frequently see people with their bars well below the saddle. I guess their comfortable, but always come away wondering if they've given any other positions a chance. -- PeteCresswell |
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Too much weight on my hands?
Well, from the picture, it's pretty obvious why you feel weight on your
hands. Your handlebars are like 6 inches lower than the saddle. What do you expect? http://www.pilotswatch.nl/images/pinarello/IMG_1607.jpg |
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On Sat, 16 Jul 2005 12:22:18 -0400, "Pete" wrote:
Well, from the picture, it's pretty obvious why you feel weight on your hands. Your handlebars are like 6 inches lower than the saddle. What do you expect? http://www.pilotswatch.nl/images/pinarello/IMG_1607.jpg Yeah. If someone (of normal proportions) is going to ride a set-up like that, they'd better have the body to go along with it. Including a strong lower back to keep the body stable w/o a ton of weight on the hands. That's a pretty "advanced" position for a very athletic cyclist. JT **************************** Remove "remove" to reply Visit http://www.jt10000.com **************************** |
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