OK, good luck with your future experiments. BL in EC
On Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 12:44:59 PM UTC-7 ajanj...@gmail.com wrote: > Alas, this was not the solution for me. I actually moved the seat forward > in the hope of avoiding this problem (I do have a slight upward tilt to > it). The issue is more that I am pulled forward when I am holding the bars > in the most comfortable position, which lifts me off the back of the seat. > It’s entirely possible that once I get bars that are better placed, I may > *also* find I can keep the seat further back. > > > –– > *Andrew Janjigian* > website: www.wordloaf.org > newsletter: newsletter.wordloaf.org > book: bread baker’s pocket companion > <https://shop.andrewjanjigian.com/product/the-bread-baker-s-pocket-companion> > twitter/instagram: *wordloaf* > elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/wordloaf <https://linktr.ee/wordloaff> > ajanj...@wordloaf.org > [he/him/his] > > > On Aug 21, 2024, at 3:38 PM, Bill Lindsay <tape...@gmail.com> wrote: > > " Worse is that I think the top bar is a little long, so I’m constantly > sliding forward in the seat to reach the bars (the seat, a B68, is as far > forward on the post as possible). " > > This sounds like a conceptual problem. If you are "sliding forward", that > tells me your hips are too far forward so you are falling in that > direction. > > I recommend you try shifting the saddle all the way back and make sure the > nose is tilted up a little. Report back on that zero-dollar experiment, > and don't be surprised if it's a lot better. Shifting a Brooks saddle all > the way forward is pretty much guaranteed to make you feel like you are > falling forward, because your weight is forward. I think you'll be more > comfortable BALANCED. Your hips back to counter balance your upper body. > Give that a try > > BL in EC > On Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 11:43:51 AM UTC-7 ajanj...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> So as I mentioned, I am considering a Roaduno, but since I’d love not to >> spend the $$$ on a new frame, I’m considering just fixing some of the >> issues I am having with my Quickbeam instead. Right now it is set up with a >> short Dirt Drop and albatross bars. >> >> Aside from the gnarly aesthetics of the well-loved frame, my main issues >> with it are: >> >> 1. A slightly too-big frame. It’s a 56, and my PBH is 83cm. The standover >> is close, but I do just clear the top bar with my feet on the ground. Worse >> is that I think the top bar is a little long, so I’m constantly sliding >> forward in the seat to reach the bars (the seat, a B68, is as far forward >> on the post as possible). >> >> 2. Squirrely steering. >> >> What do people think about the idea of replacing the Albatross bars with >> Boscos and the Dirt Drop with a 110mm Faceplater, with the idea being that >> it would bring the bars both up and back to keep me in the seat, and the >> longer stem would provide more steering stability? I figure I can always >> trim the bars down if they come back too far. >> >> Thanks! >> >> –– >> *Andrew Janjigian* >> website: www.wordloaf.org >> newsletter: newsletter.wordloaf.org >> book: bread baker’s pocket companion >> <https://shop.andrewjanjigian.com/product/the-bread-baker-s-pocket-companion> >> twitter/instagram: *wordloaf* >> elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/wordloaf <https://linktr.ee/wordloaff> >> ajanj...@wordloaf.org >> [he/him/his] >> >> >> >> > -- > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a3a0add1-3bff-4868-916b-9d68bf81db5cn%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a3a0add1-3bff-4868-916b-9d68bf81db5cn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- 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/4ae53a76-453b-4d7e-b691-c38214a4fd55n%40googlegroups.com.
