One more thought on saddle position and stem and bar position (and therefore stem length and bar shape). I described on reason why saddle position ought to be set independently of bar position, namely that you want a certain fore/aft and up/down relation of hips and thighs to pedals for comfortable and efficient pedaling. But there is a second reason that is as important: you need sufficient saddle setback so that your torso muscles can support your upper body; a saddle too far forward causes your weight to fall on your hands, arms, and shoulders -- perhaps counter-intuitively, a saddle too close to bar means *more* pressure on hands.
On Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 9:24 PM atreya...@gmail.com <atreya.dee...@gmail.com> wrote: > Group , need your thoughts on drop bar fit . I recently bought homer > Hilsen ( most recent batch ) . I have short torso but long legs and arms . > My height is 5’8.5 ish and pbh is 86.5. I have homer in 54.5 , which has tt > of 57.5. I am running a short stem 50mm and nitto m151(75 mm reach) . I am > also using nitto lugged seat post , which I understand has a lot of set > back.The reach seems to be working fine , however I do find my hamstrings > are getting taxed way more than I like compared to my quads especially on > climbs in the saddle . My understanding is that homer has a slack seat tube > angle of 71.5. Will running a zero set back seatpost help ? Has anybody run > zero setback posts on rivs. I understand that general recommendation is to > have more set back . > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6478e7b8-b120-4674-a884-b3009fe56341n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6478e7b8-b120-4674-a884-b3009fe56341n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgvp1GxQAu-EsqLQE6AGGNKwuqUN2tH-NroMWsUDaB%2BnsA%40mail.gmail.com.
