I don't think giving your body a little time to acclimate to a certain piece of equipment is equatable to selling someone a too-small frame. That said, if people are experiencing sharp or debilitating pain, as opposed to mild discomfort or a little initial soreness, I would never say keep on keepin' on--I assume we are all adults here. The OP wrote things like "It's okay, but I feel like I'm kinda caught between a forward lean and sitting upright, in a no-man's land of Tweenerville" and "Nope, I thought, not fond of this." It wasn't until he went 25 miles, 10 over the plan, when his fingers went "kinda numb" and would not wave. Each comment was about a different ride with a different setup, bike and bars. My camp would say, stick with the tweenerville feeling for a few weeks and see what happens. I know, meh, right?
I think in addition to not being concerned about weight or speed, not being oriented to counting the miles or hours in the saddle is part of the "make bikes fun" approach. I think the overall Rivendell view of bicycles does not necessarily incorporate long distances (long being a relative term, I know). I'm pretty sure I recall Grant writing that he does not do long rides. I'm guessing for the most part 15-25 mile rides, couple hours in the saddle. Please don't misread this as me saying Riv is against rando rides or doing centuries or charity centuries or what have you. Of course not. And they still carry a drop bar, and make bicycles optimized for them. I've never ridden an upright 40 miles. I use drop bars for that. I have upright bars on the bicycles I use for scooting around town, shopping,riding the tandem with my son, visiting friends. Sometimes I'll take one a bit longer, especially if I am riding with someone who might be put off by a drop bar bicycle. I don't do the kinds of distances required for completing a 1200km brevet, but I do like to do the occasional 50-60 mile ride, and last year I did the 115k option at D2R2. Not that many years ago I would have only considered doing the 180k. And it's not being too old--I could handle that distance if required--but it's more fun to take my time and enjoy the ride. I also did it in sandals and flats. Old dog, new tricks. As I get to be an even older dog, maybe the range on the uprights will increase (right now I ride an upright every day, so the frequency is already higher.) On Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 1:49:57 PM UTC-5, Brian Campbell wrote: > > Meh. If it continually causes pain, even after futzing around with the > different variables, how long are you supposed to "stick with it" before it > suddenly works? My motto: "If it don't fit, then you musta quit!" > > On Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 1:03:17 PM UTC-5, Mark in Beacon wrote:oo > small bikes to people and telling them thier muscles will adjust >> >> Or the fourth camp, which says "Stick with one setup for a while. You >> might like it." >> I will say I'm surprised at how many folks say they outright dislike >> upright bars. Again, count me grateful that my body is just not that >> challenged by various positions on a bicycle. Within limits, especially >> with non-competitive riding, I find the software often successfully >> reprograms itself to the hardware. >> >> orks for me. >>>> >>> -- 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.
