On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 8:41:29 AM UTC-4 rmro...@gmail.com wrote:
Garth, of course nothing you say here is wrong, it’s simply not the same for everyone. And I know you know that. I am a 68 year old lifetime cyclist. I’ve been through many drop bar bikes and though my last one (Custom Richard Sachs) was easily the best, I was never truly comfortable. This is a timely topic for me. I'm about to turn 61 and, until last spring, I thought I had dialed in my perfect bike fit. Doing a fair amount of yoga starting in my 40's really helped my flexibility and core strength, so I ride with a pretty low, flat back. I use pretty deep drop bars (mostly Noodles), set the tops a bit below the saddle, and spend a lot of time on the drops. My personal cubit is how I check seat-bar distance, and the backs of my handlebar tops at the stem have always been 2-4cm ahead of my fingertips. When I was spec'ing out my new Sam, I spent a long time on stem length and finally decided to go shorter. This is also relevant to the previous thread, as the Sam has a much slacker seat tube angle than my other bikes, making it a bit more challenging to translate fit from the other bikes. On the Sam, the bars are just a few mm ahead of my fingers. I was worried this would be too cramped, so it was a bit of a revelation when I found it was comfortable and still allowed plenty of breathing space. Thinking about it, I realized that it was logical that my seat-bar distance would need to shrink a bit. I have pretty severe osteoporosis and a couple of compressed vertebrae, so my torso length is shorter than it was 5 years ago. So, yeah, everybody ages differently, but we all age and need to be aware of how our bodies are changing and how that impacts position and fit on the bike. Ted Durant Milwaukee, WI USA -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/dabecbe8-fc5f-4768-8534-552f6dde3021n%40googlegroups.com.
