Do you feel (emphasis) that there's anything wrong with your saddle setback being so far back? Is there any specific problem you're having while riding? If not, i say just stick with what works, because in this case, it's exactly the kind of difference that you get in a rivendell vs. a normal bike: not only higher bars but farther back saddle (achieved through slacker seat angle, usually) to get more weight off the hands and onto the butt.
BG fits are good but remember the whole point of them is to make you feel better on the bike (and yes, produce more power, but i stand with others in saying that you're going to be most efficient when you're comfortable); if you're comfortable and efficient in a position other than the BG fit, I say there's no reason to throw that out in favor of the BG fit. Your experience while riding is the empirical data. Also, in terms of going with the longer stem (if that's what you end up doing)....I wouldn't worry about it being "wrong" for your size. Rules like that are for the image conscious racer, not the un-racer. I'm 6'3" with long limbs and my stem on my road bike is only 100mm (raised up pretty high, too), partially because i achieve so much reach from setback. On Thursday, August 23, 2012 9:23:18 AM UTC-7, lungimsam wrote: > > I was told that my Specialized BG Fit I got at my LBS for my race bike 3 > years ago would be transferrable to all bikes. I was told the fit is for > maximum power, efficiency, and safety. Why not have safety, efficiency, > and max power when I ride the Bleriot, too? So I thought I would set up the > Bleriot the same, except with the Bleriot drop bars > so-high-that-they-could-kiss-the-sky on my Technomic stem. > > I figured the reach, saddle fore/aft, and saddle height I would keep the > same as the pro fit. > > But it doesn't work with the Bleriot. > With the saddle height the same, and the reach the same, the saddle > fore/aft is like 2cm further behind the BB center (which is one of the > measurements on my BG Fit). > > So I have 3 choices: > 1. Set SH and Fore/aft according to BG fit and get a 2cm longer stem > extension to equalize the reach. But I am 5'7"-ish and an 11cm extension > would be wierd for me, as I am used to 9 and 8 cm extensions on stems. I > think of anything over 10cm extensions for 6-footers. > 2. Chuck the BG fit and revert to KOPS, since everyone before pro-fits > started seemed to be fine with that. > 3. Throw out my pre-conceived notions of bike fit and ride, boldy ride > with whatever is comfy. > > What d'yall think? > > BTW - I am guessing I am already throwing out aspects of the BG fit by > raising the bars so high on the bike. But, for my un-racer bike fit, step > one is raising the bars to max height. And that is non-negotiable for me as > I love how great it is with the bars high. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/cRd3mcnllaIJ. 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.
