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Just call me Chris...
- Location
- Sittingbourne, Kent
Wow, thanks guys
And thanks for posting all those links John, must've taken ages, appreciated
Ok, so although I like the idea of the adjustable stem, it may change the reach depending on where I set it and therefore the extender would be the better option.
I feel the reach could be a bit longer really, but thats the problem. Being my first ever road bike I just don't know what my ideal position is yet.
When choosing the size of the bike, I was slap bang between the 50 and the 50.5. On the advice of the roadie at work I went for the smaller one with the view that I could put a longer stem on if needed.
First off, I can't spend any money for a couple of Weeks so I get to try the free options first.
Here's my bike:
Compared to lots of pictures I've seen, my seat is relatively low to the bars anyway. Am I just being a big wuss and need to get used to it?
Incidentally, the ground the bikes on does slope a bit to the right.
The aformentioned roadie at work is on holiday at the moment but he did mention before he left that he should have a few different sized stems laying around so I may be able to experiment with the reach, but not the height but it would give me an idea.
I'm still swayed towards the adjustable stem, especially at those prices (Thanks again Elmer ) and I'm really not worried about the weight of it. A few less pies for lunch will cancel that out
So, is my seat/bar ratio fine as it is?
p.s when on the drops, the top of my wrist makes light contact with the underside of the top bar. Sound right?
And thanks for posting all those links John, must've taken ages, appreciated
Ok, so although I like the idea of the adjustable stem, it may change the reach depending on where I set it and therefore the extender would be the better option.
I feel the reach could be a bit longer really, but thats the problem. Being my first ever road bike I just don't know what my ideal position is yet.
When choosing the size of the bike, I was slap bang between the 50 and the 50.5. On the advice of the roadie at work I went for the smaller one with the view that I could put a longer stem on if needed.
First off, I can't spend any money for a couple of Weeks so I get to try the free options first.
Here's my bike:
Compared to lots of pictures I've seen, my seat is relatively low to the bars anyway. Am I just being a big wuss and need to get used to it?
Incidentally, the ground the bikes on does slope a bit to the right.
The aformentioned roadie at work is on holiday at the moment but he did mention before he left that he should have a few different sized stems laying around so I may be able to experiment with the reach, but not the height but it would give me an idea.
I'm still swayed towards the adjustable stem, especially at those prices (Thanks again Elmer ) and I'm really not worried about the weight of it. A few less pies for lunch will cancel that out
So, is my seat/bar ratio fine as it is?
p.s when on the drops, the top of my wrist makes light contact with the underside of the top bar. Sound right?