Positioning

Page may contain affiliate links. Please see terms for details.
OP
OP
roadiewill

roadiewill

New Member
Location
Wiltshire
Smokin Joe said:
That looks a bit better roadwill.

Did anyone ever tell you you look like Mark Cavendish?
Click to expand...


haha no, not sure if thats a compliment though ;)

My backs aching a little now after 26 miles today, not sure exactly why though. Could be the combination of

A) Being on 3 longish rides in one week ahving not been on the bike in 2 months

:smile: Changing position

C) Adapting to new bike

Its a hard balance between feeling to stretched and being too vertical when riding in the hoods. My old giant made me feel quite stretched when reaching for the hoods, whereas this spesh makes me feel like I fit into the hoods position nicely but Im slightly more upright.
 
J

jimboalee

New Member
Location
Solihull
Next time you go out on the bike, warm up thoroughly and ride on the drops for the last half hour (and really get a stink on).
Your elbows will be approx 60 Degs. More like 90 when you start pushing it;)

Then come back to the hoods with a mile or so to go, and see how it feels.
 
OP
OP
roadiewill

roadiewill

New Member
Location
Wiltshire
Just worried a bit now with the comments saying earlier saying I looked a bit upright. Do you think I should have got the 58 instead of the 56?
When I did the front hub test in the shop, I used the 56 tarmac and a 58 allez which had similair geometry (didnt have a 58 tarmac in stock).
The Tarmac which I have now passed the test, with the front hub blocked when riding in the hubs and the hub was also in front of the hub when riding in the drops.
The 58 allez however did feel like it was stretching me out. It also failed the hub test, as the hub was behind the bars when riding on the hoods.

I suppose this is the trouble of being in between sizes. I still think the 58 would have stretched me out a bit too much, like my giant..with an uncomfortable stretch to the hoods. Yet my tarmac has a comfortable reach to the hoods but it does make me a bit more upright.
 
punkypossum

punkypossum

Donut Devil
Location
My own little planet...
Sorry to hijack this a bit, but as I'm about to start test riding bikes, could someone please clarify the handlebars should obscure spindle thing? I know what it looks like when it's obscured, but when people say e.g. the hub is in front of the handlebars, does that mean from where I'm sitting, ie would I see the hub first then the handlebars, or is it in front as in right at the front of the bike, i.e. I can see the handlebars first, then the hub? And which one means the bike is too big and which one is too small?
 
OP
OP
roadiewill

roadiewill

New Member
Location
Wiltshire
When testing my bike I was told that the frame fitted me because:

Whilst riding on the hoods, the front hub is blocked if I glance down.
Whilst riding in the drops, the front hub is in front of the handlebars.
Whilst riding on the bars, the front hub was a bit behind

If the hub is behind the front wheel when on the hoods then the frames too large.
 
youngoldbloke

youngoldbloke

The older I get, the faster I used to be ...
If the hub is behind the front wheel when on the hoods then ... you really are in trouble!
 
OP
OP
roadiewill

roadiewill

New Member
Location
Wiltshire
does that show the frames too big?
 
youngoldbloke

youngoldbloke

The older I get, the faster I used to be ...
LOL - If the hub is behind the front wheel when on the hoods then ... shouldn't the hubs be in the middle of the wheels, whether the frame is too big, too small, or just right, and wherever your hands are?)
 
Radius

Radius

SHREDDER
Location
London
Looking at the pics there's a definite improvement from the first one. The last one you posted looks almost alright, but I think the other pics seem to be calling for a slightly longer forward reach, which would say new stem to me (not different bike size).
I'm no expert (or semi expert, or sort of expert, or sort of knowledgeable), so perhaps wait for everyone else :evil:

EDIT: And if the hub is behind the bars, that's just weird, and certainly too big unless you purposefully ride very upright, which kind of negates the point.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom