My new everyday beater
02-17-15, 04:00 PM
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I actually work on my bikes mostly at work. It's been off and on working on my house with temps in the single digits. I don't have the heat turned on yet. A little more wiring to do.
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02-17-15, 04:24 PM
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Very nice!
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What is the size? 60cm?
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Unless the standover height is literally at the bones, It looks like some minor tweaking of the saddle fore/aft might get the reach dimension just where it needs to be. At least there will be no problem getting the handlebar high enough without the bike looking too "fredded".
And, as a TreTubi framed bike, dent resistance is better, the steering response is crisper and pedaling forces will cause less deflection about the bottom bracket.
A new bike with a different fit "situation" can often be an opportunity to explore the multitude of pro/con fit parameters, as sometimes it takes a seemingly ill-fitting bike to "force" a rider to realize what sort of fit parameters actually contribute
to a balanced compromise suited to the widest variety of riding situations.
I've found some big bikes to best suit a more-aggressive, higher-output style of riding that hardly compromises commuter comfort at all, and the bikes were had quite cheaply, perhaps because few thought they could comfortably ride them.
There has long been a trend toward cruiserized road bikes, whereby set-back seatposts and the like are espoused as key to riding comfort.
But I've found the opposite to be true in most cases, so I encourage others to at least try giving the saddle a subtle slide forward when a bike's reach feels like a stretch, and perhaps re-discover the comfort of not having to do such an extreme, knee-stressing squat/heave when rising to a standing "climbing" position.
After all, road bikes get much of their advantage from their multitude of grip and seating positions, in part by allowing parts of the body to recover while other sets of muscles and weight-bearing tissues alternately take over.
This Ciocc (complete with it's original, long stem) is right at the limit of what this 5'9" rider would consider riding. But the heights are set where I want them, and the "aero" portion of the seatpost is fully above the seat tube clamp. Out on the road, there are no comfort issues even on three or four-hour rides. Note this saddle is fully forward and for reference this frame's angles are 73-degrees square.
When the going gets tough, and the pedaling intensity increases, a comfort advantage is actually realized as I am comfortably more aero (with less bend at the waist) and can more quickly and effortlessly transition to a standing climbing position in lieu of having to select a lower, slower gear ratio.
Also, the longer stem calms the steering of what is a relatively flexible frame (Columbus MiniMax tubing).
And, as a TreTubi framed bike, dent resistance is better, the steering response is crisper and pedaling forces will cause less deflection about the bottom bracket.
A new bike with a different fit "situation" can often be an opportunity to explore the multitude of pro/con fit parameters, as sometimes it takes a seemingly ill-fitting bike to "force" a rider to realize what sort of fit parameters actually contribute
to a balanced compromise suited to the widest variety of riding situations.
I've found some big bikes to best suit a more-aggressive, higher-output style of riding that hardly compromises commuter comfort at all, and the bikes were had quite cheaply, perhaps because few thought they could comfortably ride them.
There has long been a trend toward cruiserized road bikes, whereby set-back seatposts and the like are espoused as key to riding comfort.
But I've found the opposite to be true in most cases, so I encourage others to at least try giving the saddle a subtle slide forward when a bike's reach feels like a stretch, and perhaps re-discover the comfort of not having to do such an extreme, knee-stressing squat/heave when rising to a standing "climbing" position.
After all, road bikes get much of their advantage from their multitude of grip and seating positions, in part by allowing parts of the body to recover while other sets of muscles and weight-bearing tissues alternately take over.
This Ciocc (complete with it's original, long stem) is right at the limit of what this 5'9" rider would consider riding. But the heights are set where I want them, and the "aero" portion of the seatpost is fully above the seat tube clamp. Out on the road, there are no comfort issues even on three or four-hour rides. Note this saddle is fully forward and for reference this frame's angles are 73-degrees square.
When the going gets tough, and the pedaling intensity increases, a comfort advantage is actually realized as I am comfortably more aero (with less bend at the waist) and can more quickly and effortlessly transition to a standing climbing position in lieu of having to select a lower, slower gear ratio.
Also, the longer stem calms the steering of what is a relatively flexible frame (Columbus MiniMax tubing).
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