Little change Big diffrence

[Liamjc90]

Got home from work today and got home and the missus was out shopping so decided to fiddle about with the bike a bit.
Its never felt all that great until now. I flipped the stem so now instead of sitting up and closer to the seat its now almost parallel to the ground and a hell of a lot more comfortable. Just proved to me that a little change makes a big difference.

 

[Cyclist33]

Parvo mutare, multo mutari!

 

[MattHB]

It's amazing how a few mm makes a huge difference!

That's what the girls say anyway.....

 

[ColinJ]

Got home from work today and got home and the missus was out shopping so decided to fiddle about with the bike a bit.
Its never felt all that great until now. I flipped the stem so now instead of sitting up and closer to the seat its now almost parallel to the ground and a hell of a lot more comfortable. Just proved to me that a little change makes a big difference.

It's true, but I had to flip the stems on my bikes the other way for a more upright position.

 

[Liamjc90]

Parvo mutare, multo mutari!

I'm not even going to pretend i know what that ment till i googled even then it didn't make much change. Some thing to do with a small change making a big change i gather.

 

[Liamjc90]

I'v got a hybrid Colin so i think upright is a more standard position for most but i find it more comfortable further forward and down.

 

[Raging Squirrel]

i'm totally lost by why doing this is a goood idea?

 

[Liamjc90]

Well its not if your bike is fitting you fine. I just done it to see if it made a difference for me which it did. I wouldn't do it if your happy with your setup.

 

[Raging Squirrel]

so on a hybrid, turning the seat post upsidedown does what? My girlfriend gets pains in one of her knees, tried adjusting the seat height a few times but it's not worked so far

 

[Cyclist33]

i'm totally lost by why doing this is a goood idea?

It extends the reach from saddle to handlebars by about a centimetre, which can make a significant difference to ride comfort dependent on your anatomy and that of the bike's. It would also reduce your aerodynamic drag by a smidgeon.

Stu

 

[Cyclist33]

I'm not even going to pretend i know what that ment till i googled even then it didn't make much change. Some thing to do with a small change making a big change i gather.

It's your thread title, dude!

 

[Liamjc90]

Ok feeling a little stupid now.

 

[Deleted member 20519]

so on a hybrid, turning the seat post upsidedown does what? My girlfriend gets pains in one of her knees, tried adjusting the seat height a few times but it's not worked so far

I don't think turning the seatpost upside down would help, the stem however...

 

[Raging Squirrel]

I don't think turning the seatpost upside down would help, the stem however...

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[Deleted member 20519]

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so on a hybrid, turning the seat post upsidedown does what? My girlfriend gets pains in one of her knees, tried adjusting the seat height a few times but it's not worked so far

The seat post is a post that the seat goes in to, the stem is the bit that connects the frame to the handlebars.