FlatSpinMan
Regular
- Location
- Kobe, Japan
I’m 5’10 with 30/31” inseam. I ride a TCR SLR2 (some snazzy alloy thing - looks like it’s carbon) size M.
I’m reasonably flexible but have found over the past few years that I get some pain on longer rides. One problem is that I don’t have a strong core, I think, but I find that when I ride often or for a long distance I get pain in my elbows. I suspect I’m putting too much weight through my arms. Changing the stem from a 10 to a 7cm one helped, so perhaps I should have got a smaller one? That would seem surprising though, as my one doesn’t look big on me at all.
Anyway, I absolutely love the bike - it looks great, feels really stiff, handles corners on descents with great precision - but I’ve just bought a more relaxed geometry Bianchi. It’ll be interesting to see how that feels.
I’m reasonably flexible but have found over the past few years that I get some pain on longer rides. One problem is that I don’t have a strong core, I think, but I find that when I ride often or for a long distance I get pain in my elbows. I suspect I’m putting too much weight through my arms. Changing the stem from a 10 to a 7cm one helped, so perhaps I should have got a smaller one? That would seem surprising though, as my one doesn’t look big on me at all.
Anyway, I absolutely love the bike - it looks great, feels really stiff, handles corners on descents with great precision - but I’ve just bought a more relaxed geometry Bianchi. It’ll be interesting to see how that feels.
