> > This note on the frame drawing thread struck me, as both Andrew and > Patrick Moore have said the same thing. I'm surprised, actually, that > even on the slacker (even by Riv standards) Hillbourne seat tube you > still feel the need to push the saddle so far back, though that would > certainly explain the feeling that the front-end is too light. Seat > positioning is a highly individual thing, but it seems like in these > cases it's more a way to compensate for a short-feeling TT. Forgive me > if i've missed something in earlier posts, but have you both tried > longer stems? How does your Hillbourne position compare to other bikes > (esp. setback from BB and reach)? > > -- > Bill Connell > St. Paul, MN >
Well, my stats (phb 84.5, 5'11, short limbs, all torso) have always made bike fittings hard. with "typical" road bikes i've been way too far forward out over the front wheel, and it unweights the rear wheel too much, causes me to endo easily, etc. this isn't an issue on most mountain bikes. it's not much of an issue with the SH, either, with the B-17 back on a set-back seatpost. though the pedals still feel like they are wee bit too far "back". i've tweaked the height of the Bullmoose bars and seat to be a pretty-good-feel set up, and the bike DOES track extremely well 90% of the time - i just have to pay more attention to the front end when climbing or turning semi-sharply on flats, or i find the bike might add in some turn i wasn't expecting. in comparison, all the riding i've done in the past couple years that hasn't been on this Sam has been on a 19" Fisher Cobia 29er: http://fisherbikes.com/bike/archivemodel/398 that frame geometry completely eliminates any fit issue for me, even though it's got a short effective top tube (622). i did add a height-adjustable stem to get me a bit more upright/take pressure off my hands. but it's got better transfer of power than my Sam, and feels much faster to accelerate (fork locked) even with 2.5" knobbies, compared to the Sam with 40mm Shwalbe Mara Sups. i dont know enough about geometry to compare the SH 56cm to the Cobia 19".. there are obviously a lot of differences - but some dimension is affecting both fit and power transfer pretty significantly (with a similar drivetrain, crank length, cassette,etc). best, andrew -- 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.
