"(Pete Cresswell)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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Here's a link to a photo that was taken of me during a group ride
yesterday.
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It'll give you somewhat of an idea of my position on the bike.
That doesn't look to far from my own preferred posture.
What I'm finding lately, however, is that there certain times when it
works
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better with the bars lowered about an inch lower. These are times when I
don't
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need to look around a lot, and there's a headwind and/or I have to keep up
with
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somebody else. Going a little "aero" gets me 2-3 mph extra with the same perceived effort. That's why I like a setup where my preferred height is
at
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the top of a stack - then I can lower as needed to fit the moment.
The thing I really like about where my handlebars are on my new frame is that they're not only higher but they're also significantly further forward. So not as much weight is on my hands so it's easy to maintain a riding position where my hands and forearms come horizontally off the bars and my arms are bent at the elbows. Not the "straight arm - almost locked elbow" positions that I always seemed to be in on the old bike. With the new setup it's easy to just bend my elbows more to drop down into and maintain a more aero posture without fatiguing my arms or back.
The thing I really like about where my handlebars are on my new frame is that they're not only higher but they're also significantly further forward. So not as much weight is on my hands so it's easy to maintain a riding position where my hands and forearms come horizontally off the bars and my arms are bent at the elbows. Not the "straight arm - almost locked elbow"
Just height-wise, what's your guess as to the height of the handle grips relative to the saddle? Same? Lower? Higher? ----------------------- PeteCresswell
"(Pete Cresswell)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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The thing I really like about where my handlebars are on my new frame is that they're not only higher but they're also significantly further
forward.
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So not as much weight is on my hands so it's easy to maintain a riding position where my hands and forearms come horizontally off the bars and
my
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arms are bent at the elbows. Not the "straight arm - almost locked
elbow"
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Just height-wise, what's your guess as to the height of the handle grips relative to the saddle? Same? Lower? Higher?
Were you able to view this website which I gave the link for in an earlier post? home.comcast.netcurtlo.htmlOpen ↗ The photos on it give a pretty good idea of the bar to saddle relationship on my Curtlo (especially when you use the horizontal joint line in the garage door as a reference.)
Were you able to view this website which I gave the link for in an earlier post? home.comcast.netcurtlo.htmlOpen ↗ The photos on it give a pretty good idea of the bar to saddle relationship on my Curtlo (especially when you use the horizontal joint line in the garage door as a reference.)
I got it this time - by truncationg "/curtlo.html", then navigating forward from ~klydesdale001. Got a "not found" a couple of times on the full URL....but now I'm getting to the full URL too. Go figure...
Your bars look about the same relative height as mine - maybe a tad higher. I've taken to lowering them about 1.5" for road rides or when going upwind - but so far have come back to roughly saddle hight for most riding. ----------------------- PeteCresswell
