fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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Oh and 12 or 13cm stem. Slightly less drop and stretch on the fixed commuter.
That I can understand, but 10m!! How tall is fossyant?I think it also depends on body dimensions , core strength and flexibility, im 5 foot 7" on a good day and my drop is 6 cm but i do also tend to ride with my arms bent resting on the tops which gives me about the same body position as on the drops and i find it comfy .
Christ Fossy I never recall your arms being that long.
Looking at both those pictures, i would say your bars and saddle are virtually level......I don't think my drop is that bad ....
My longest ride like that is @118 miles and no real problem with the position . Yes I started to ache towards the end but after that distance ( and at my age ) that's to be expected . I wasn't uncomfortable though and could have carried on but my target miles where 100 so I was ready for a beer
Edit . Looking at the picture with the level line on the counter gives perspective to the drop . I imagine if that cage wasn't behind the bike the drop would look a lot more .
The drop on the TT bike is also a nice position and I will probably go lower with the bars to slice through the air like a Ninja
Ive just measured and I have about a 35mm drop to the tops on the road bikes .Looking at both those pictures, i would say your bars and saddle are virtually level......
Yet it looks quite 'sit up and beg' in your avatarI have quite an aggressive position on mine. I have seen worse and I only run a 100mm stem. View attachment 82914
That could certainly chafe ....Lucky the UCI banned different sized wheels or this could get silly.