Hi Dave, Thanks for your feedback! My 12 cm stem is a Riv Lugged stem. Super pretty, but maybe a little too long. I have albatross bars. The main issue I'm trying to address is the feeling that, when riding in a full upright position, the pedals are too far aft. In the upright position (which the albatross bars really encourage), I get the feeling that I'd like to have the bottom bracket about 5 inches forward and higher (semi-recumbent style) When I ride this bike in more of a semi-crouched position (which the albatross bars ALSO nicely allow for) the pedal position feels "perfect". My sense is that I would need to BOTH shorten the stem AND move the saddle back more to achieve a completely comfy pedal position in the upright riding position. -Steve
On Jul 2, 2:27 am, David Estes <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Steve, when I had upright bars, I found a really tall/short Nitto > Technomic (non-dlx) worked really well. You didn't say what kind of stem > you have, but maybe try that first??? > > DE > > On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 9:14 AM, Steve Schermerhorn < > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
