I've been riding my 58 riv mixte for the past 2 years, trying various setups,
trying to get it nicely dialed in.
To me, the main focus of the mixte is a comfortable ride. If I want to go
faster (or carry lots of stuff), I have other bikes.
When I'm riding the mixte in a fully upright position, the pedals feel too far
back; I keep feeling like I want the pedals more forward (e.g. semi-recumbent).
When riding in a more forward position, the pedals are in the "right" position,
but then the comfort on the bars is minimized somewhat.
Stem is a 12
Albatross bars
Crystal Fellow seat post and a Velo Orange Mod 8 saddle, shoved all the way
back. (I started with a Brooks B33, and the back of my legs did NOT like this
saddle at all. The VO8, while the springs are a little noisy, is very
comfortably shaped.)
I have been thinking about swapping the 12 stem for a much shorter (8?) stem,
and swapping the Crystal Fellow with a post that will place the saddle at least
4cm further back.
Will I likely gain comfort in the upright position? Will I lose the advantages
I'm enjoying in my forward position?
Any comments/experience on this is welcome.
Thanks,
Steve
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