Yea keep in mind the narrower the grip the more upright your posture. I like my current combo but what I look for is a back angle of 45-50 degrees and good distribution of weight on my backside bars and feet. If I sit too upright I get a sore behind..... to far forward and my hands go numb or I find myself sitting up too often on the top of the drop bar. If I am too crunched up or cramped my bar is too close and if I feel too stretched out like I am reaching for the hoods or have a upper back ache then I move the bars closer, higher or both. I just think it isn't rocket science and you just have to find your comfort zone. I think its instinctual for most of us once we understand the basics. Fine tuning is an easy task but not necessary if your rides are on the short side. You notice the gross errors almost immediately.
On May 15, 8:57 pm, Zaelia <caddic...@gmail.com> wrote: > Wow! I was worried my post wouldn't get any responses. Now I feel a > little overwhelmed, lol. That's sort of how I feel about bike stuff - > overwhelmed by all the options, but it's good to know what's out > there, so thank you. > > @Charlie - I did not know this! This seems to remove the Rando bars as > an option. Hmm.... maybe I'll just start by trying the longer stem and > see how that goes. > > "I have the Nitto Rando bars also and will use them on my New Simple > One......just keep in mind that at the hoods they are much narrower. I > think mine measure something like 38 or 39 cm." > > @MichaelH - I'm not dismissing this as a possibility, but I think the > height of my bars is pretty good. This isn't a great picture, but you > get an idea --http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcaddick/5587292295/ > although, as Patrick points out, maybe they're too high and something > else needs to be adjusted... > > "You don't say where the bars sit in relation to the saddle. If they > are more than a cm below the saddle, then you should certainly > consider raising the bars. This will also bring them back toward you, > so you might consider an 11, instead of a 10 cm stem. This will bring > the drops closer to you." > > @PATRICK MOORE - Thanks for the link. I have read this before, but a > refresher can't hurt. > > "Seehttp://www.peterwhitecycles.com/fitting.htmon fitting: long and > rambling but worth reading, especially about saddle position which, I > keep saying, is a principal key for bar comfort, no matter what kind > of bar or where it is placed. Saddle position gets your torso > comfortable so that your arms don't have to hold it up. My bars range > from 5 cm below to 8 cm above but all refer to the same saddle height > and setback." > > @rb - some good advice. I do work with tennis balls to help stretch > out my neck and back. From the session with the bike fitter, it really > did seem that the bunching up was part of the setup as we were able to > compare my posture with my setup and with the fitting setup he put on > my bike. There was a noticeable difference in the position of my > shoulders. > > "One piece that you might want to think about is not bike equipment > related, but physiological. If you feel like your shoulders are > bunched up / too close to your ears - that for me triggers the though > - how are you breathing...is your chest collapsed in a little bit to > accommodate stiffness in the lower back or midback? Sometimes all it > takes is some awareness of your default posture..." > > Thanks again everyone, > Zaelia -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
