Why do people
- Thread starter jowwy
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BrumJim
Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
- Location
- Selly Oak, Birmingham
Dunno. Just do.
I like to ride aggressively - trying to beat my best times on my commutes, and now have got used to the position. Yes, I've done a 150 mile ride in that position, and biggest problem was legs rather than back or neck.
I like to ride aggressively - trying to beat my best times on my commutes, and now have got used to the position. Yes, I've done a 150 mile ride in that position, and biggest problem was legs rather than back or neck.
NorvernRob
Veteran
- Location
- Sheffield
Exactly, I had a fit with Adrian Timmis and wanted the most efficient/fastest position for me. My riding buddy is a bit more powerful than me and is slightly ahead on a steady climb, but on the flat he can't stay with me if I push which is clearly down to aerodynamics. He has a Synapse and is more upright whereas I have a Foil with a lower front end and no spacers under the stem.
I've done 6hr rides no problem as well.
Justinslow
Lovely jubbly
- Location
- Suffolk
Sorry @jack smith, no offence, but I just can't get my head around this one! I would be crippled up in pain by the end of my garden! I appreciate you might not.
Hip Priest
Veteran
I guess cyclists come in all shapes, sizes and levels of flexibility. And we all do different types of riding. When I had a proper bike fit done, my saddle was lowered a touch, but my bars were dropped even lower, and it felt comfortable. I've got long arms.
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
That is my more relaxed frame......Yet it looks quite 'sit up and beg' in your avatar
jack smith
Veteran
- Location
- Durham
it's aeroooo lol but Seriosuoly it wasn't always that high but I prefered having a flat back at the time as it stopped my lower back hurting with a prolapsed disk 
Justinslow
Lovely jubbly
- Location
- Suffolk
Like I said mate, I'm not knocking it, and the sloping top tube probably makes it look more extreme, just not for my (relatively) old bones!it's aeroooo lol but Seriosuoly it wasn't always that high but I prefered having a flat back at the time as it stopped my lower back hurting with a prolapsed disk
There's a bike (flat bar hybrid) in the bikeshed close to my bike where the saddle is like this...and it's also a very large frame! The owner must be either 7 foot tall or barely able to reach the pedals, let alone get a toe on the ground!
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
If you look at the brickwork you can get a good idea of the drop. One course of bricks and mortar is about 75 mm. The drop in that photo is about 2 courses of bricks, so 150 mm or 6 inches.
winjim
Straddle the line, discord and rhyme
They also show that the photo's on the wonk, which makes it look more extreme.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
And the compact frame even more so!
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
and here's mine. Reasonable drop but nothing too aggressive. I converted from a tourer and for the first few rides my neck and shoulders got a bit fatigued but these days it's no problem. Happily do 100 mile rides on it and definitely a quicker position on the bike
That's was jowwy's answer to Mr Kipling for chinning about not titleing properly..
Brilliant
I do that a lot too, I just continue the sentence below
As a few said...it's just they some (or a lot) ride there's no right or wrong way, everyone's different
