I have a 60cm Platypus that I am at the very bottom of PBH recommendation. It is a long bike. I am using VO Granola bars flipped and not as high as most that I see on the list. I still use a pretty long stem and stand to climb often. I taped the front part of the bars for even farther forward grip. If the bars were higher and closer, I would not feel comfortable standing either. I never made Boscos work for me, but never tried on something as long as the Platypus. Any pictures of your bike to share? Tom Palmer Twin Lake, MI On Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 7:13:14 PM UTC-4 Mackenzy Albright wrote:
> I've recently been riding my more traditional geometry fixed gear quite a > bit for "urban commuting". Out of necessity I've been standing and > "mashing" more on inclines. I recall most of my "traditional diamond frame > bikes" I would stand and pedal a fair amount. > > Every time I switch back to my Clementine with Boscos I find standing > pedaling to be quite un-natural feeling with my hands more or less by my > thighs. It works for a short burst to speed up my cadence but doesn't seem > like an option for sustainable climbing. > > It's got me thinking with the laid back seat tubes, swept back bars, what > is peoples instinctive climbing methods on "hillibikes" (not traditional > geo rivs) > > Seated spinning? Or have you found a method of standing and pedaling that > works well. > -- 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/e61a4aa8-a221-4a0e-baee-964b6c1a6475n%40googlegroups.com.
