Pardon My Stupidity, But...
02-06-12, 05:34 PM
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Pardon My Stupidity, But...
... how on God's green earth do people ride bikes with the bars so bleedin' low compared to saddle height?!
I was just reading a thread further down from a new guy asking about stems (I think the bike was a Raleigh) and the pic someone posted was crazy. It looked like the bars were a foot lower than the saddle. I see a lot of bikes that way and I can't fathom riding like that, especially a long distance.
I was just reading a thread further down from a new guy asking about stems (I think the bike was a Raleigh) and the pic someone posted was crazy. It looked like the bars were a foot lower than the saddle. I see a lot of bikes that way and I can't fathom riding like that, especially a long distance.
02-06-12, 05:39 PM
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... how on God's green earth do people ride bikes with the bars so bleedin' low compared to saddle height?!
I was just reading a thread further down from a new guy asking about stems (I think the bike was a Raleigh) and the pic someone posted was crazy. It looked like the bars were a foot lower than the saddle. I see a lot of bikes that way and I can't fathom riding like that, especially a long distance.
I was just reading a thread further down from a new guy asking about stems (I think the bike was a Raleigh) and the pic someone posted was crazy. It looked like the bars were a foot lower than the saddle. I see a lot of bikes that way and I can't fathom riding like that, especially a long distance.
02-06-12, 05:46 PM
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when you make your bicycle extremely uncomfortable to be on, you ride it faster so you can get off of it sooner.
02-06-12, 05:52 PM
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Flexibility varies highly per person. Also, the bigger your saddle to bar gap, the more street cred you have. It's all about street cred.
02-06-12, 06:00 PM
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More weight on the hands. simply put, the larger the drop the less people ride or greater the pain they endure and larger the chance they're causing ongoing permanent injuries.
in other words, some people can take it and some people can't. generally the bikes with super large drop are only used to sprint over short distances, like down the block to the coffee shop.
in other words, some people can take it and some people can't. generally the bikes with super large drop are only used to sprint over short distances, like down the block to the coffee shop.
02-06-12, 06:31 PM
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Unfortunately, if comfort was based on sitting upright then this would be superlux comfy
Otherwise, I think there's a sweet spot for everybody. My wife, for example, can't stand having her saddle higher than her bars. Then again, she doesn't ride over 10 MPH and thinks anybody that does is crazy. The idea of even roadie drops makes her go all herp d derp.
Otherwise, I think there's a sweet spot for everybody. My wife, for example, can't stand having her saddle higher than her bars. Then again, she doesn't ride over 10 MPH and thinks anybody that does is crazy. The idea of even roadie drops makes her go all herp d derp.
02-06-12, 06:39 PM
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I thought the same, but I shortened up my stem on one of my bikes and it's not that terrible when you're not in the plank position over your bike.
02-06-12, 07:11 PM
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omg people have different length torsos, legs, and arms.
omg people ride bikes with different geometries.
omg people have incorrect saddle to bar height in both directions.
omg people ride bikes with different geometries.
omg people have incorrect saddle to bar height in both directions.
02-06-12, 08:50 PM
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02-06-12, 09:38 PM
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I have a pretty insane saddle to bar drop for criteriums. I'll spend about 75% of the race in the drops, and am never discomforted. I usually raise the bars up a few spacers for road races because of the lessened intensity and time spent sprinting.
I like my bars level with the saddle when I'm commuting/doing anything that's not racing. I'll never get teh street credz... when my bars are slammed, I'm wearing spandex. When I'm in my Vans and cutoffs, I ride like an old man.
I like my bars level with the saddle when I'm commuting/doing anything that's not racing. I'll never get teh street credz... when my bars are slammed, I'm wearing spandex. When I'm in my Vans and cutoffs, I ride like an old man.
02-06-12, 09:57 PM
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I cant even have the bar and saddle level on my touring bike. It makes me feel way too old
02-07-12, 01:52 AM
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lol.
I like a steep drop because of the long limbs. Plus, I really do feel a difference in aero when I ride downhill on the horns. Some people seem like they take it to the next level, but its their bike. If they want ****ed spinal column issues, its their choice. Chances are, mommy and daddy will be able to pay for it.
I like a steep drop because of the long limbs. Plus, I really do feel a difference in aero when I ride downhill on the horns. Some people seem like they take it to the next level, but its their bike. If they want ****ed spinal column issues, its their choice. Chances are, mommy and daddy will be able to pay for it.
02-07-12, 04:25 AM
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i have normal sized limbs.
which sucks, maybe i'd have more luck with the ladies if i was tall and lanky?
but yeah the thing is you can ride something that doesn't fit, you just can't do it for very long depending on your joints and body and the kind of riding you do.
i don't always ride the ftp long distances but when i do...
it hurts.
which sucks, maybe i'd have more luck with the ladies if i was tall and lanky?
but yeah the thing is you can ride something that doesn't fit, you just can't do it for very long depending on your joints and body and the kind of riding you do.
i don't always ride the ftp long distances but when i do...
it hurts.
02-07-12, 12:22 PM
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... how on God's green earth do people ride bikes with the bars so bleedin' low compared to saddle height?!
I was just reading a thread further down from a new guy asking about stems (I think the bike was a Raleigh) and the pic someone posted was crazy. It looked like the bars were a foot lower than the saddle. I see a lot of bikes that way and I can't fathom riding like that, especially a long distance.
I was just reading a thread further down from a new guy asking about stems (I think the bike was a Raleigh) and the pic someone posted was crazy. It looked like the bars were a foot lower than the saddle. I see a lot of bikes that way and I can't fathom riding like that, especially a long distance.
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02-07-12, 03:25 PM
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My neck would be killing me after riding a bike set up like that...
02-09-12, 06:35 PM
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was good for a while around the city tho LOL
