Ash, Great that you ordered an Appa, but no reason to put the old horse out to pasture when there is really nothing wrong with the bike other than it has not been setup to fit your current situation.
I had a neck problem develop after sitting at a computer for years combined with riding a racing setup with bars well below saddle. My neck could no longer take being in the "crane neck" position. After much research about bike fit and discovering that traditionally cyclists did not ride a racing setup but used what is now referred to as a French Fit.That helped me learn how to make most properly sized frames bit me comfortably. Properly size frame, stem length/angle to get proper/comfortable position on bike. Saddle position is much more a personal preference and should not be used in an attempt to get a bike to fit and even then, saddle shape and angle have a lot to do with being comfortable. That is to say, your bars are too low, partly because the stem is flipped into the downward position. That stem is a 6 degree stem, so flipping it over will raise the bars a few mm. Using a 17 degree rise stem would raise your bars a good bit. You could even get a longish 25 degree rise stem that would give the dirt drop stem effect. There are online stem calculators that will give you the amount of vertical and horizontal difference that stem length/rise can give. Enjoy the new Appa with Alba bars, but make the Raleigh fit properly with the correct stem. More bikes is a good thing! Cheers, Bill in wintery Roswell, GA On Friday, January 6, 2017 at 6:08:35 PM UTC-5, Ash A wrote: > > Rode the Raleigh 21 miles to work today. My neck is not a happy camper > today. Can't wait to ride like I want to ride once the Appaloosa arrives! > > I'm going to try the seat adjustment you suggested before I ride > back.http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/04/508213332/105-year-old-cyclist-rides-14-miles-in-an-hour-en-route-to-a-world-recordro > > > Here's picture of the Raleigh (more > https://goo.gl/photos/Ha4YXYY7WoPgZgVw8) > > > -Ash > > > On Wednesday, 4 January 2017 07:04:21 UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >> Please post photos of the built Appaloosa and of the Ace. The Appaloosa >> is one of the Rivs I'd like to own, along with (in order of seriousness) >> the Roadeo, the Hunq, the Atlantis, and the Legolas. The A would come in >> about here. >> >> And who doesn't want to own a new/old Raleigh? >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
