One last comment: just maybe you are not meant to ride a B 17. I could never get the tilt right on any Brooks -- either they (B 17 R and N, Pro, Flyer not to mention wide, sprung ones of various sorts) goosed me or shunted me forward onto the bars. Perhaps you could try the SO with another saddle?
On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 2:01 PM, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > Matt: Can't see your photo; can you re-post the link? And it would > help to see a photo of you on the bike in a "cruising mode" position; > taken from the side, of course. > > Non-photo method: taking the saddle, the pedals, and a chosen spot on > the bar (example, tips of hoods), how does the SO differ from another > bike that fits you very well? > > I like this quote from Matt Chester's article: "Your position should > be as relaxed as possible, so that you are draping yourself over the > bike like a piece of cloth. " > > On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Matt <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello Rivers, >> >> I'm running out of ideas, so wondered about soliciting some brainstorming >> and help. >> >> In the spring, I bought one of the last 62cm SimpleOne's on Closeout. It is >> lovely, but I'm having a hell of a time getting it to fit right. >> >> Here it is, as originally set up fixed at ~63 gear inches with a 120mm Nitto >> Tech Deluxe stem, 48cm Noodle bars, Nitto 83 seat post, and Brooks B17 >> saddle. I'm 6'2" tall, 185lbs, with a PBH of ~90cm. >> >> No matter what adjustments I've made, I can't get my hands and arms to feel >> comfortable on the bicycle. >> >> I know I like the vast majority of my weight on the saddle and away from my >> hands, so have put the saddle as far back over the rear wheel as the post >> will allow and have tried putting the handlebars up higher as well. >> Recently, I changed out the 120mm stem for a 100mm Tallux, hoping it would >> move my centre of mass rearward, but my hands, arms and upper body still >> feel "propped' on the bicycle. Despite the marked up-tilt on my saddle, my >> behind still seems to slide forward as well. >> >> Have others experienced something similar? What advice might you offer in >> adjusting the bike to fit me better? >> >> Is it more realistic to give up and trade the SO for a Hilborne with it's >> nice lax 71.5 degree seat tube angle to put my weight where I want it? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> Matt >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/R4ZZ7H6c2hAJ. >> 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. > > > > -- > "When in Rome, do as they done in Milledgeville." > > Flannery O'Connor > > ------------------------- > Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA > For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > ------------------------- -- "When in Rome, do as they done in Milledgeville." Flannery O'Connor ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- -- 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.
