i am a true believer in most of grant's ideas on bicycles. after talking to him for quite awhile in his shop, i bought a "ram" framset. i cannot ride with the saddle as far back as grant would like.but, my ram with a "zero offset" seatpost and my b-17 works perfectly. however, along with my forward saddle position, i still need a 9cm stem. the saluki would require a much shorter stem. by the way, my ram is the best descending bike that i have ever experienced.
On May 14, 8:10 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery < > > thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Semi-related: In our shop, we often see people sliding saddles forward > > to reduce the reach to the bars (simulates a shorter TT by increasing > > the effective seat tube angle). > > A mortal sin of bike fitting. > > > Curiously, this practice often makes > > the problem worse, because of the way it changes rider weight > > distribution. Often, the stresses on hands, backs, etc, are mitigated > > by sliding the saddle backwards, thereby simulating an even longer > > TT. > > Nay, I will go so far as to say that the most important element of back, > shoulder, neck, and hand comfort is saddle setback. Am I exaggerating? I > wonder. It certainly works wonders, a waaay back saddle. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > Professional Resumes. Contact resumespecialt...@gmail.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
