I will belatedly add that the “get the saddle in place first” is still the cardinal rule of good bike fit; the truth of the proposition is self evident because the predicate is contained in the definition of the subject.
Seriously, it’s obvious when you think about it (what I said). That said, Ted is perfectly right in saying that a cm fore or aft is fine, especially if your comparisons include different saddles or riding styles. On Sun, Mar 22, 2026 at 1:32 PM Ted Durant <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Mar 22, 2026, at 2:18 PM, Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Ted: curious: you refer to both “drops” and “hooks.” What do you mean by > “drops”? (I assume by “hooks” you mean the lower curves of a drop > handlebar, where your hand position is lowest. If I’m wrong, please > correct.) > > > > Thanks, Patrick. Yeah, there was some discussion of drop bars previously > and I think it was you that tried to clarify the nomenclature. I didn’t go > back to that and hope I used terms that are generally accepted. Here are my > hand positions, from top inner to bottom outer: > Tops - inner > Tops - outer > Curves > Ramps > Brake Hoods > Hooks > Drops - forward > Drops - aft (including the bar end shifter bodies, if present) > > One of the defining features of Noodle bars are the generous Curves and > Ramps sections, which are their own hand positions (for me). > > 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/44DD812F-EEDA-4AB5-A4CD-01C36D344C86%40gmail.com > . > -- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* -- 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/CALuTfgvawrD4yKGdTrNdrJcR-6Oy96ObXKxww%3D3U3oyHb%3DakWg%40mail.gmail.com.
