[RBW] Re: Fausto's compared to Alberto's riding position.
It's not unusual for a modern pro to look like a POW. Prime example: http://www.atwistedspoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/post-8954-079485500-1277297243.jpg Bill On Friday, April 20, 2012 3:31:53 AM UTC-7, ascpgh wrote: > > Coppi has a very different off-bike physique. The nickname "stork" > surely had something to do with the contrast of his appearance on the > bike and off, as the bird, graceful in flight yet so awkward on the > ground. His bike's fit to his proportions ought to be compared to that > more than Contador. Time in P.O.W. camps and life before the invention > of the Twinkie is all that keeps him that low in the hooks. > > http://www.vignetiboveri.it/cms/images/c3.jpg > > ANDY > Pittsburgh > > > And note that Fausto could easily get as low as Albert in the hooks by > > simply bending his elbows. > -- 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/-/1G5cHYkSUl0J. 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.
Re: [RBW] Re: Fausto's compared to Alberto's riding position.
He was a Marshwiggle, for you Narnia readers. But the point of the website was that there isn't really that much difference in efficient position over the years. On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 4:31 AM, ascpgh wrote: > Coppi has a very different off-bike physique. The nickname "stork" > surely had something to do with the contrast of his appearance on the > bike and off, as the bird, graceful in flight yet so awkward on the > ground. His bike's fit to his proportions ought to be compared to that > more than Contador. Time in P.O.W. camps and life before the invention > of the Twinkie is all that keeps him that low in the hooks. > > http://www.vignetiboveri.it/cms/images/c3.jpg > > ANDY > Pittsburgh > >> And note that Fausto could easily get as low as Albert in the hooks by >> simply bending his elbows. > > -- > 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. > -- - Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html - A billion stars go spinning through the night Blazing high above your head; But in you is the Presence that will be When all the stars are dead. Ranier Maria Rilke, Buddha in Glory -- 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.
[RBW] Re: Fausto's compared to Alberto's riding position.
The only disadvantage I have found with bars at or above the seat is when I want to rock the bike while standing up. But as I age I find I sit down, both on and off the bike, a lot more. michael On Thursday, April 19, 2012 8:18:08 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > http://ruedatropical.com/2010/06/bike-fit-from-coppi-to-contador/ > > And note that Fausto could easily get as low as Albert in the hooks by > simply bending his elbows. I discovered that having the bar 2 cm above > the saddle on the Fargo didn't mean that I could not get low: if I > bent my elbows 90 degrees I was as low as in the hooks of my road > bikes with bar 2 cm below saddle, tho' shallower drop. > > OTOH, I did just the other day reduce the Noodles on the Fargo to even > with saddle because I feel that it gives me better weight > distribution. The hoods are still high enough for long distance > comfort and the hooks for 10 miles at a stretch and the lower flats > and ramps don't feel as tippy. > > I expect that really high bars work better with a more forward saddle > position -- am I right? At any rate, my principal beef with very high > bars, even if the bar allows one to bend over to use the important > back and gluteus muscles, is that, when I sit up, I feel as if the > front end is very vague. > > -- > > - > Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > - > > A billion stars go spinning through the night > Blazing high above your head; > But in you is the Presence that will be > When all the stars are dead. > > Ranier Maria Rilke, Buddha in Glory > > -- 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/-/n6StQSszfCgJ. 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.
[RBW] Re: Fausto's compared to Alberto's riding position.
Coppi has a very different off-bike physique. The nickname "stork" surely had something to do with the contrast of his appearance on the bike and off, as the bird, graceful in flight yet so awkward on the ground. His bike's fit to his proportions ought to be compared to that more than Contador. Time in P.O.W. camps and life before the invention of the Twinkie is all that keeps him that low in the hooks. http://www.vignetiboveri.it/cms/images/c3.jpg ANDY Pittsburgh > And note that Fausto could easily get as low as Albert in the hooks by > simply bending his elbows. -- 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.
[RBW] Re: Fausto's compared to Alberto's riding position.
A sign of the End Times: Patrick Moore has raised his bars to saddle height! :) I hope you like it. -- 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/-/BThou5sbgtAJ. 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.
