I think handlebar fit/style is the thing I spend the most time & money on with bikes!
I'd recommend the Technomic (non-deluxe) in a 10cm and give that a try, along w/ a post that has more of an offset clamp. FWIW, here is what the Technomic's look like w/ A-bars http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/2058061573/ On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 10:31 AM, Steven M. Schermerhorn < s_schermerh...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > 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 <cyclotour...@gmail.com> 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 < > > > > > > > > > > > > s_schermerh...@yahoo.com> 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 > > > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
