Bike fitting is a complicated subject, and many of the important variables are not considered in typical fitting sessions.
In general hard-pedaling lightweight riders will prefer the saddle forward position regardless of body dimensions. Heavier riders and/or those who pedal at lower intensity will generally prefer more setback. On Jan 14, 8:39 am, "Frederick, Steve" <frede...@mail.lib.msu.edu> wrote: > I know what you mean, Jim--it was a shock and a worry to me, too. But I > can't deny that the new position (I had a fitting done) is much better for > me. > > You can usually get lightly used Thompson posts on ebay for as much as half > the cost of new. Buy mountain bike length and the insertion marks are low > enough that they don't show! (you can cut off the excess if you want to) > > There aren't many zero-setback, silver posts out there, > unfortunately...kalloy made/makes one but they're hard to find. > > Steve > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com]on Behalf Of James Warren > Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 9:23 PM > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Subject: [RBW] Was San Marcos - Now Seats Forward on Rivendells > > I'm a seat-forward Rivendell rider person, and I just recently found out. It > freaked me out a bit, because I have a few of them with setback Nitto > seatposts, and so far, I've only switched to the Thomson on the Ram with good > results. I want a good silver seatpost for the other bikes too, so do I need > to spring for Thomsons on those? I'm thinking about just flipping the Nittos > around backwards. Will this cause problems? > > -Jim W. > > -----Original Message----- > >From: "Frederick, Steve" <frede...@mail.lib.msu.edu> > >Sent: Jan 13, 2010 11:50 AM > >To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > >Subject: RE: [RBW] Re: A Bit More on the RBW/SOMA San Marcos/Amos > > >Steve Palincsar wrote: > > >>The difference between 72 and 73 degrees should easily be accommodated > >>with a zero-setback post. Are you saying you are already using one of > >>those with a 73 degree seat tube? > > >I am--my "ideal," seat tube angle with the saddle I typically use is 73.5. > >That assumes a zero-setback post with the saddle rails centered. So I'm on > >the steep side for a Riv rider! > > >Steve "short thighs," Frederick, East Lansing, MI
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