Having bikes and parts that make it easy to convert to upright bars. : ) Meanwhile, coining the word "outshrink" - that and the recent ziptie inventor remark - Beth is just on fire!
On Dec 29, 2010, at 10:20 PM, charlie wrote: > Me thinks ye hath answered thine own query........! I know I have > shrunk due to weight and age. My flexibility has also declined which > has forced me to look at a more rounded exercise program since cycling > tends to tighten you up. Improving your flexibility may help. Maybe > you'll have to convert the bike to some upright bars. : ( > > On Dec 29, 9:42 pm, b hamon <periwinkle...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> I wonder if any of you have had a custom frame that you rode for years and >> more recently have found that the top tube has become too long for you? I >> would guess this happens more noticeably to the short-torsoed among us, >> since as we age our spines compress and those with shorter torsos feel the >> difference in the reach to the handlebars sooner than everyone else. >> >> But I'm beginning to suspect that this may be happening to me with a >> 12-year-old custom frame that is no longer comfortable with drops on it >> (even with the shortest Nitto Techie I can find). My suspicion may have been >> confirmed at the doctor's office this week when I discovered that I was not >> only no longer 5' 7", I apparently haven't been for some time. >> >> For someone who is, in her family of origin, very, very short (my sister and >> all my cousins topped out at 6' or more), it was a crushing blow, for at >> least ten minutes. >> >> Seriously, has this happened to anyone else? Is it possible to "outgrow" (or >> outshrink?) a custom frame? --B > > -- > 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-bu...@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. > -- 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-bu...@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.
