It sounds like it's time to make a day trip to Harris Cyclery or Rivendell
HQ. You'll probably have to take a red eye back to NYC for the trip to
SFO, but that'll give you more time. Maybe you can hit up Jitensha in
Berkeley also.
Not to complicate things even more, but have you considered
Setback seatposts are the norm with a Brooks, no problem there. Just
guessing from the photos, but if you're really an 84 PBH I'd say your
saddle was too low. Got a picture of you on the bike?
A 56 Sam is effectively bigger than the 58 Saluki you thought was too
big. You'd be left with nearly z
I agree about the bars. The Alba's place the hands back much further,
thus compressing your position. You need a longer stem and/or top
tube. Take the same bike and put a bar on with less sweep, and you
may sense that it is too big.
On Mar 22, 4:59 am, Joe Bernard wrote:
> Peter, I think you'd
Your setup doesn't look like the bike is too small. As long as it
feels fine, it's fine.
I'd think on a 56 Hilsen/Saluki that you'd be running a slightly
shorter periscope stem (unless you wanted to extend the reach
slightly), but it'd still be high because it looks like you prefer
your bars that
