Bike set up guidance for a newbie

[The first ginger ninja]

Morning All

Just got myself a Boardman hybrid comp not flashy I know but I want to get the best from it, I'm no Wiggins for sure and know little.

What guidance could you give on how to do a best self fit. I've adjusted the saddle height so my legs 99% fully extended when peddles down and moved the forward so the knee to vertical to the foot when the peddle is horizontal. Not sure what else if anything I could/should do.

Cheers

 

[cyberknight]

http://www.jimlangley.net/crank/bikefit.html

 

[mjr]

Or http://www.competitivecyclist.com/Store/catalog/fitCalculatorBike.jsp if you're better with measuring devices than humans.

 

[Truth]

Try it and just see if its comfortable now mate......
Had my Boardman Hybrid Comp 7 months now and done about 1800 miles so far . More than happy with it.

 

[vickster]

Get some pedals for it
Pedalling is way easier on a bike than peddling

 

[cyberknight]

Or http://www.competitivecyclist.com/Store/catalog/fitCalculatorBike.jsp if you're better with measuring devices than humans.

Their bike fit is ok but i have always found their set ups on the racy side even for their non competitive fits .

 

[The first ginger ninja]

Thanks for the tips guys, just done a quick 15 miles, alls good except my neck is killing me from the slightly more hunched riding position but that could be from a core opus injury and may get better as I get use to it. But I do have a crazy squeaking from the front hydronic break. It's sounds like a fire work going off...

 

[Pale Rider]

Thanks for the tips guys, just done a quick 15 miles, alls good except my neck is killing me from the slightly more hunched riding position but that could be from a core opus injury and may get better as I get use to it. But I do have a crazy squeaking from the front hydronic break. It's sounds like a fire work going off...

Don't worry, the brake is not breaking or broken - most disc brakes squeal from time to time.

A few sharp stops, being careful to look behind and not fall off, may help it to bed in.

 

[The first ginger ninja]

Don't worry, the brake is not breaking or broken - most disc brakes squeal from time to time.

A few sharp stops, being careful to look behind and not fall off, may help it to bed in.

Thanks for that, I was thinking I had an issue, I'll give that a shot

 

[cyberknight]

I had brake squeal on my mtb, got some disc brake cleaner spray and doused the pads insitu and the rotors and they are sweet,

 

[mjr]

Their bike fit is ok but i have always found their set ups on the racy side even for their non competitive fits .

Yeah. One of them isn't too racy as a starting point, but I forget which.