Derek Beautiful build. looks like a 54cm frame. I have 2 21" (53.2cm) frames with Nitto Technomic with either B177 or a Sakae Radoneurr bar, with an exposed quill length of 128mm and 70.5cm SH. The bars are 10mm above the B17 saddle. The stem will not go down into the HT any further. If it could, or I use a shorter stem, I would set bars level with saddle
So I'm close to you, except your stem is higher. I ride the drops a lot, manly to lower the drag and for wind. Since the bars are higher, the drops are comfortable. I agree with Patrick write up also. Since the RBW has slack STA, you should be far enough back Suggest lowering the stem to be at or 10mmm above SH. Hope this helps. If you decide not to keep it, let me know I . On Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 10:24:49 AM UTC-4, Derek Lawrence wrote: > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OcVaUx1_eSI/WMlOghmdQzI/AAAAAAAAASs/tXDBQ2skkcoACfJQ7SXwaxEDa2G_R1eQACLcB/s1600/IMG_3060.JPG> > Since I bought this Bleriot frame off the list, I thought I would put a > picture up of my build. I have a Sam Hilborne that is my do everything bike > with Albatross bars, ride it everywhere and heavy on dirt, so I wanted this > bike to be more like a road bike. I have avoided drop bars since I was in > high school and rode my sisters Peugeot (she didn't)--they never felt > comfortable. I've commuted since college on tweaked mountain bikes, until > recently. I'm committing to try the drop bars on they bike through summer > and see if I can get myself feeling comfortable. My first ride was about > fifteen miles and I did have some tightness in my back, but was much better > than previous experiences. Anyone have suggestions on getting comfortable > on drops? I don't feel too forward with my new setup, and very comfortable > on the tops of the bars. I'm hoping the tightness in my back will fade as I > ride them more. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
