Re-cabled my Bianchi and new seat post...Much needed change......
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Re-cabled my Bianchi and new seat post...Much needed change......
This is the before pic.. the day I purchased it last Spring...
And now..
I did the seat post and cables this week... changes last Autumn were the seat and handle bar stem....
And now..
I did the seat post and cables this week... changes last Autumn were the seat and handle bar stem....
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Throw the stick!!!!
The before picture has to have the worst cabling job I have ever seen. Good job on the new ones. Your new saddle position seems to be a pretty big change, hope it works out for you.
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Now if we can just get those valve stems in the same position and the chain on the big ring...
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Saddle position in 1st pic i believe is how I purchased it. I paid for a bike fitting about a month after I got the bike.... Its through that bike fitting that I changed to the current set up, except I have moved the seat just a bit for forward since then....it has made me feel more "centered" on the bike.
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The first picture looks like a torture device.
I'm confused - did you build it? You noticeably have a lower and shorter stem. On the first picture it looks like it's more suited for a more relaxed-tourer.
Saddle position in 1st pic i believe is how I purchased it. I paid for a bike fitting about a month after I got the bike.... Its through that bike fitting that I changed to the current set up, except I have moved the seat just a bit for forward since then....it has made me feel more "centered" on the bike.
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My understanding is he bought a bike from the most clueless LBS possible.
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If the stem needed to be shortened by as much as it has & slammed, it indicates that he bike is the wrong size; add to that the change from a layback to straight seatpost, all adds upto the frame being too big. The bike look like a very large size, and there's not much seatpost exposed, look at the Bianchi website, to get an idea of what it should look.
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Guys...
I bought it used from a friend of my wifes son..needed money for college type thing...My wife agreed in to the purchase really before I could say much...
The frame is a 55cm... I am 5-10 1/2.. with a 30" inseem.. my arm are not the longest either.. and I am fat.
I think I should be on a 53.. but this one does fine. I ride for 1 to 2 hours 3-4x a week and I do fine.. So far i have lost 40lbs..with another 30lbs to go. Once I do that I will be looking at a new bike.
I bought it used from a friend of my wifes son..needed money for college type thing...My wife agreed in to the purchase really before I could say much...
The frame is a 55cm... I am 5-10 1/2.. with a 30" inseem.. my arm are not the longest either.. and I am fat.
I think I should be on a 53.. but this one does fine. I ride for 1 to 2 hours 3-4x a week and I do fine.. So far i have lost 40lbs..with another 30lbs to go. Once I do that I will be looking at a new bike.
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You might want to do a doubles check on that size...I have that same bike and that sure looks like a 61cm to me
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OOOOFFAAAA.. you guys are almost right (and quite astute!)....I measured from the center of the BB to the top of the head tube quickly and I get 23"... which makes it a 58cm...
Yes, I have short legs......
Well, I am stuck with it till I sell it... anybody want a 58cm Bianchi??
Yes, I have short legs......
Well, I am stuck with it till I sell it... anybody want a 58cm Bianchi??
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If you are reasonably comfortable (over that kind of mileage), I'd say you're good for now. And I'd say they did a good job of getting a larger frame to more-or-less fit you. But your next frame should clearly be a size smaller (as a starting point). Congrats on the weight loss!
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You'll be okay for now esp. since you got a fitting. My pops got me a 61 thinking I'd grow, but I now ride a 56 grr. Rode that bike for a good 10 years with a super dinky stem. Finally got a 56 when I got out of college and suddenly knew how a bike was supposed to handle.
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