Thanks! I felt a little shy about chiming in with my experience in light of all the very knowledgeable people here so I appreciate your and everyone's kind welcome.
I don't ride in KOPS position on any of my bikes - whether I have drop bars or upright. I always prefer my saddle back and a somewhat recumbent angle to my pedaling. Also, after trying every kind of clipless pedal system, I've concluded that I always prefer flat pedals for a whole host of reasons. This means I can move my feet around depending on conditions. I often have my feet further forward on the flat pedal than I'd ever have with a clipless pedal but I can change it up as needed. I love that freedom. This reminds me that I put a Nitto Jaguar seatpost on my Joe because I think it gave me a little bit more setback than the stock post, which probably only matters if you have a Brooks saddle with short rails. It was a very small difference that I could be imagining but it seemed to feel better. In consideration of your prior questions, I did a pretty steep climb on my upright Sam and thought about the difference between that and the Joe. I found I was always comfortable in the bar-end grip position, even at grades of 8-12%, but the Sam feels lighter and less planted on the ground than the Joe, with or without a front load on Joe. It is possible that a slightly lower position of my upright bars on Sam would help by adding a bit more weight to the front wheel. I think I prefer climbing with uprights to drops because the airflow to my lungs is better and I can enjoy the view more, which matters when you climb as slowly as I do. So commuting, touring, climbing (all slow for me) are all great with upright bars. Zooming along at high speeds is also fun upright. And, for me, descending with an upright bar is easier because the position slows me down and the brakes are easier to squeeze. I got a hand cramp yesterday doing a steep descent using drop bars with brakes that are hard for me to reach and squeeze (something I need to address on that bike). But I do like my drop bars too, especially when I am doing longer rolling routes where I like to go faster and can relax into various grip positions for some period of time. It is sort of hard to explain but the upright position is a more vigilant/aware position where the drop bar positions are more meditative and day-dreamy for me. I am following your other thread to see what others say about their upright riding preferences. On Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 8:08:23 AM UTC-6, Lungimsam wrote: > > Thanks, Val! > Most informative. Nice ride report and info. Best thread I have seen in a > while here. > > One last question: > > Do you ride with your saddle positioned in KOPS, or slid all the way back > on the rails, etc? Just curious to see what people like on their upright > bikes for positioning.Thanks. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
