All my 3 Riv customs have had 73 degree seat tubes, and I have no problems with clipless pedals. My bars are about 2" below the saddle, but on my Monocog 29er, where they are about 1/2" above the saddle (all drops), no problem with clipless either. FWIW, my saddles have migrated back almost a full inch since I got my first custom in 1995, and clipless was never a problem. I went from a 120 rpm spinning style to a sub 90 mashing style (fixed riding did that for me) and clipless posed no problem
I don't think it is the geometry On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 5:13 PM, J L <subfas...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a curious situation. I can't seem to get clipless shoes (neither > shimano spd nor keen clipless sandals) to work with my road standard. Would > the geometry have this great an effect in combination with snapping in? > This is one of the 96 road standards - a 54cm. In reading Riv Catalog #3 > the geo is listed as 73/st and 73/ht (assuming those two angles would be the > source of my problem) those measurements are probably true for my bike as > well. > > Here is the rundown: > > seat kind of far back. A definite KBPS situation. > handlebars about an inch below the seat, yet not too aggressive. > clipless for a short ride = ankle tenderness inside of leg, usually one, > but sometimes both legs. > same bike, just pedals switched to road pedals and toe clips, same ride = > no pain. > > I think this pain/tenderness is caused by the restriction of motion that > these pedals have - I am somehow repeating the same movement over and over > which leads to an overworked tendon. My question is: how to a probelm solve > and find a solution? I want to ride clipless, there really isn't any reason > it shouldn't work with this setup. I rode before with the same pedals and > shoes on other bikes, no probelms. > > Would it be the frame? What else should I check? > > I did some testing and the strain happens when my heel is moved outward > away from the bike creating a "pidgeon toed" riding stance. Could changing > the cleat angle help this out? > > Thanks in advance everyone. > Jason > > > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
