Bike Fit - Reach

"Ed" <junkmail@-remove_this-ah64.com> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Anyway, is this reach "rule" a good measure of proper bike fit?

I have a Trek 790 hybrid 17-in frame. I'm 5'7"

I'm sure they were talking about road bikes. A hybrid's upright seating position would of course
yield different results.

On a hybrid, you mostly want to make sure your elbows and wrists aren't rigidly straight or
unnaturally bent. There's not much you can do about most of your weight being on the saddle; that's
what hybrids are like.

You don't really ride your hybrid on a triner, do you?

RichC

Ed <junkmail@-remove_this-ah64.com> wrote in :"]news:[email hidden]:

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Well, if this is correct, I definitely am a misfit !! Estimating (without a plumb line), my nose
is probably 4 or 5 inches behind the center of the handlebar. (This is with the seat all the way
forward -- in fact, too far forward for proper posiiton relative to the pedals.) I will re-measure
tomorrow, but I'm no way near being nose just behind the bars.

That's an old rule of thumb. Another one is that when you look down, the handlebar should obscure
your front wheel axil. These give about the same results.

Sounds to me like your riding position is wrong. Are your hips straight up on the seat and your
back really curved over? Try straightening out your back, lean forward, and roll your hips forward
to the same angle as your back. That should bring your head up to your handlebars in a comfortable
riding position.

Rich Clark said:

"Ed" <junkmail@-remove_this-ah64.com> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Anyway, is this reach "rule" a good measure of proper bike fit?

I have a Trek 790 hybrid 17-in frame. I'm 5'7"

I'm sure they were talking about road bikes. A hybrid's upright seating position would of course
yield different results.

On a hybrid, you mostly want to make sure your elbows and wrists aren't rigidly straight or
unnaturally bent. There's not much you can do about most of your weight being on the saddle;
that's what hybrids are like.

OK. That's what I do.

Quoted message said:

You don't really ride your hybrid on a triner, do you?

No. But put it on a trainer to check this out.

Quoted message said:

RichC

Ken said:

Ed <junkmail@-remove_this-ah64.com> wrote in :"]news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

Well, if this is correct, I definitely am a misfit !! Estimating (without a plumb line), my nose
is probably 4 or 5 inches behind the center of the handlebar. (This is with the seat all the way
forward -- in fact, too far forward for proper posiiton relative to the pedals.) I will re-measure
tomorrow, but I'm no way near being nose just behind the bars.

That's an old rule of thumb. Another one is that when you look down, the handlebar should obscure
your front wheel axil. These give about the same results.

I'm looking about 3 inches behind the bar to line up with the axil.

Quoted message said:

Sounds to me like your riding position is wrong. Are your hips straight up on the seat and your
back really curved over? Try straightening out your back, lean forward, and roll your hips forward
to the same angle as your back. That should bring your head up to your handlebars in a comfortable
riding position.

I don't think that I'm hips-up and back-curved. But now that you've mentioned something to think
about, I will pay attention to that the next time I bike. Today ended up a "work" day, so I didn't
get to try this out.

Thanks.

"Ed" <junkmail@-remove_this-ah64.com> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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The following is a quote from a website about proper bike fit -- subject is REACH:

"To check reach at home, put on your cycling clothes, mount your bike on a trainer and make sure
the bike is level. Get on and pedal until you're comfortable with your upper body relaxed. Look
ahead as if you were looking down the road. For dropped handlebars, rest your hands on the tops of
the brake levers. For flat bars with bar ends, use the regular grip position. Now, have a helper
look at you from the side (photo) to gauge where a plumbline dropped from the tip of your nose
would fall. Optimally, there should be about an inch between the plumb line and the center of the
handlebar."

Well, if this is correct, I definitely am a misfit !! Estimating

I agree with the other poster. Don't think you can apply this to a hybrid bike. That rule of thumb
applies to racing position on a "true" road (racing) bike.

Bob C.

Quoted message said:

(without a plumb line), my nose is probably 4 or 5 inches behind the center of the handlebar.
(This is with the seat all the way forward -- in fact, too far forward for proper posiiton
relative to the pedals.) I will re-measure tomorrow, but I'm no way near being nose just behind
the bars.

Anyway, is this reach "rule" a good measure of proper bike fit?

I have a Trek 790 hybrid 17-in frame. I'm 5'7"

Thanks

im 6ft 6 and are looking for a bike that will fit me in size can anyone guide me into what size of
bike would fit me thanks

[email hidden] (dave) spake thusly on or about Thu, 2 Oct 2003
11:00:05 UTC

-> im 6ft 6 and are looking for a bike that will fit me in size can -> anyone guide me into what
size of bike would fit me thanks

see your local bike shop. they can find out if you want a road bike, bmx, mountain bike, trials
bike, recumbent and then make note that you have a 22" inseam and an 18" long neck making up
that 6'6".

I ride a 20" Marin mtb. my last road bike was a 25" Marushi and my next bike is a Kona Hoss in 22" I
have a 35" inseam and am a bit taller than you

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I hurt before the ride so fibro gives me a head start on the rest of the pack. silver lining?
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