On Apr 2, 11:50 pm, James Warren <jimcwar...@earthlink.net> wrote: Here is a sample: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/46035786@N07/4551628878/in/photostream/ > > Also, I am 6'4".
Now THAT is a great looking bike! (biases fully admitted) It also is, as noted, hardly pushing the envelope for getting the bars down below the saddle. The thing that I find missing from a lot of bike fit analysis and discussion is the speed at which you ride. As was also noted in this read, the faster you ride, the lower you will want your bars. This is both for the obvious aero reason, but more importantly for the balance. Keith B's article gets there. I think of bike fit as a balancing of forces on the three points of contact - feet, seat, and hands. The slower you ride, the less weight you're supporting with your feet. That weight has to go somewhere. If you don't change your CG, a lot of it will go to your hands, so you change your CG by sitting more upright. Saddle shape and tilt are a significant part of the equation. Back or shoulder or neck pain might be caused by holding yourself in awkward position to avoid pain somewhere else. Being conscious of where my weight is and where I am not relaxed as I ride is the best way I have found to identify fit problems. Ted Durant Milwaukee WI USA -- 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.
