Thanks, Ted. And I knew what you meant about the brake position 🙂 The advice from you and others both here and on the road has been helpful. Ergonomics and fit are indeed idiosyncratic, but I’m seeing common themes about 1) reducing how far I extend forward, for which several adjustments are possible that I will try one at a time, such as reducing the distance to the handlebar (more forward seat position, bringing handlebar closer with shallower stem quill), and 2) adjusting geometry for better arm and hand positions (handlebar tilt, changed brake position) and as part of that to make riding the ramps more natural (previous plus moving the mirror and perhaps adjusting handlebar height). I’m thinking that reducing the gap to the handlebar will make the whole cockpit better suited, so I have more hand positions available to reduce sustained pressure on any given part of the hand, without pulling me forward over the wheel and getting unbalanced.
I know the 54cm handlebar is quite wide. But I know from previous, unrelated physical therapy that I need a wide stance whether on a bike or when using gym equipment to prevent shoulder impingement. That’s just the nature of my very wide wingspan and longer torso-to-leg ratio. Maybe a few cm narrower would help by changing the angle of my hand on the drops, but my suspicion is that using the ramps more would do the same. The 54cm width really feels right at any distance. It’s great that bikes are adjustable! On Sunday, March 22, 2026 at 10:04:15 AM UTC-7 Ted Durant wrote: > On Sunday, March 22, 2026 at 12:02:02 PM UTC-5 Ted Durant wrote: > > And, I would suggest bring the brake levers down the hood a bit, bringing > the lever blades back a bit closer to the hooks, and making the tops of the > hoods a bit closer to level (but definitely not all the way level). > > > Ack, need to be a better editor before posting. Bring the brake levers > down the HOOK a bit... > > Ted Durant > Milwaukee, WI USA > > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4fdd6a4f-aead-4056-b766-c7e0d2b68e6bn%40googlegroups.com.
