Originally Posted by
mdarnton
Edit: 1970. Yeah, for 173 years old I'm in amazing shape.
And when you got your wife's bike, you finally had a modern safety bicycle. Huge improvement!
And to the topic, yes, bars hiding the hub is really not a good objective but it does a pretty good job of being right when all else is. And elbow on the seat nose, fingers extended - that is a good quick check (say if you are going for a ride on someone else's bike) once you know how much extra you need beyond your fingers (or fingers beyond the handlebar if you need closer bars). But - important - the seat must be properly located fore and aft for this to work.