What road bike do you have?
03-30-12, 11:19 AM
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Sounds like somebody is jeaslous
Maybe the purpose is to ride and not race? But we'd have to get more information before really deciding what purpose it is that is being defeated in the first place.
03-30-12, 11:27 AM
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it is still a road frame, but it will not handle well or as it was designed. a hybrid would meet her needs better, but as long as merriment is being had, its all good.
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03-30-12, 05:23 PM
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Yeah, not really. A nice road bike with a saddle slammed down and bars slammed up is just stupid. They make road bikes that have that kind of geometry, and are made for riding instead of racing, but that isn't one of them. That's a race bike. Even from Fuji they have a women's road bike that would've been more appropriate, much less aggressive seat tube and head tube angles, much more stack, shorter seat tube, etc.
03-30-12, 06:19 PM
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Yeah, not really. A nice road bike with a saddle slammed down and bars slammed up is just stupid. They make road bikes that have that kind of geometry, and are made for riding instead of racing, but that isn't one of them. That's a race bike. Even from Fuji they have a women's road bike that would've been more appropriate, much less aggressive seat tube and head tube angles, much more stack, shorter seat tube, etc.
03-30-12, 06:20 PM
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03-30-12, 07:27 PM
The comments here (and I agree) indicate some concern that you were perhaps oversold on the bike.
Were you looking more for this...
than this...
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03-30-12, 07:31 PM
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That's why she raised the bars and didn't change them to flatbars. She wanted a road bike and still has one. Your disapproval of their handlebar height has no baring on whether or not it's a road bike. It's a road bike and a hybrid would still be a road bike if it were setup exactly the same way. ....
That's why she raised the bars and didn't change them to flatbars. She wanted a road bike and still has one. Your disapproval of their handlebar height has no baring on whether or not it's a road bike. It's a road bike and a hybrid would still be a road bike if it were setup exactly the same way. ....
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03-30-12, 11:57 PM
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No , you are right...it isn't .Judging by her location, she purchased it at Performance and some inexperienced punk took care of her....Unfortunate, because they do have some knowledgeable people in that store who I am certain would have talked her into a better combination and fit....
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Nice Merlin Timo. What is that saddle made out of?
So you guys are just assuming that is where the fit is going to stay? I guess every Corvette/Porsche Owner should have a Momo steering wheel and 5 pt seat belts or else they were oversold on the accord they actually wanted? This is not the racing forums and certainly not the hot or not thread. I see many assumptions of (she doesn't know what she is doing and got tricked into a bike) when she very well could (know what she is doing, have a medical issue and will be changing her position as she gets more familiar with it. Once again, why should she have gotten a hybrid that leaves her no room for expanding to road bike unless she buys a new road bike, since Lord knows what would be incorrect on a drop bar conversion according you guys. I have still not been sold on the idea that she doesn't know what she's doing. Until there are some real answers, speculation as to what she wanted is just that.
So you guys are just assuming that is where the fit is going to stay? I guess every Corvette/Porsche Owner should have a Momo steering wheel and 5 pt seat belts or else they were oversold on the accord they actually wanted? This is not the racing forums and certainly not the hot or not thread. I see many assumptions of (she doesn't know what she is doing and got tricked into a bike) when she very well could (know what she is doing, have a medical issue and will be changing her position as she gets more familiar with it. Once again, why should she have gotten a hybrid that leaves her no room for expanding to road bike unless she buys a new road bike, since Lord knows what would be incorrect on a drop bar conversion according you guys. I have still not been sold on the idea that she doesn't know what she's doing. Until there are some real answers, speculation as to what she wanted is just that.
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03-31-12, 10:46 AM
No assumptions at all, which is why I'm asking her what her objective was, in a previous post. As for your inaccurate analogy, you would be oversold by the dealer if you wanted the Honda Accord, but came back with a Porsche with an Accord engine 'swapped in for now while you got comfortable' with the car. Different machine, build for a different application, the ridiculously raised stem on the thing doesn't solve any problems.
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No assumptions at all, which is why I'm asking her what her objective was, in a previous post. As for your inaccurate analogy, you would be oversold by the dealer if you wanted the Honda Accord, but came back with a Porsche with an Accord engine 'swapped in for now while you got comfortable' with the car. Different machine, build for a different application, the ridiculously raised stem on the thing doesn't solve any problems.
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Nice Merlin Timo. What is that saddle made out of?
So you guys are just assuming that is where the fit is going to stay? I guess every Corvette/Porsche Owner should have a Momo steering wheel and 5 pt seat belts or else they were oversold on the accord they actually wanted? This is not the racing forums and certainly not the hot or not thread. I see many assumptions of (she doesn't know what she is doing and got tricked into a bike) when she very well could (know what she is doing, have a medical issue and will be changing her position as she gets more familiar with it. Once again, why should she have gotten a hybrid that leaves her no room for expanding to road bike unless she buys a new road bike, since Lord knows what would be incorrect on a drop bar conversion according you guys. I have still not been sold on the idea that she doesn't know what she's doing. Until there are some real answers, speculation as to what she wanted is just that.
So you guys are just assuming that is where the fit is going to stay? I guess every Corvette/Porsche Owner should have a Momo steering wheel and 5 pt seat belts or else they were oversold on the accord they actually wanted? This is not the racing forums and certainly not the hot or not thread. I see many assumptions of (she doesn't know what she is doing and got tricked into a bike) when she very well could (know what she is doing, have a medical issue and will be changing her position as she gets more familiar with it. Once again, why should she have gotten a hybrid that leaves her no room for expanding to road bike unless she buys a new road bike, since Lord knows what would be incorrect on a drop bar conversion according you guys. I have still not been sold on the idea that she doesn't know what she's doing. Until there are some real answers, speculation as to what she wanted is just that.
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