I decided, after the first ride, that the saddle and pedals were too narrow. So I went big and ordered some blue Catalyst pedals and installed one of my Brooks B68 saddles from the stash. After a mile or so of trying to position my feet "correctly" on the Catalyst pedals, I decided to quit thinking about it and let my feet do their thing and find their own position. Ended up a little forward of my normal position on platform pedals, but nowhere near the recommended position. I have short (for six foot tall), very wide (8-1/2 EEEE) feet and extremely high arches, one of the reasons that I do not use clipless - nobody makes a shoe that fits well. The pedals and saddle made a huge difference, now the bike disappears beneath me, except for the lever position on the handle bars, maybe a little too high - I'll save that for when I need to change the handlebar tape (not anxious to try the harlequin wrap again). I really like single speeds, of course, I do live in Florida.
Frame: Rivendell Frank Jones SR - 57 cm Blue Wheels: Built by me. 36 spoke, NOS Campagnolo Record Hi-Lo hubset, Euro-Asian track axle conversion, VO polished RAID rims, 700c 22 mm, Wheelsmith DB SS spokes, Compass 38mm Batlow Pass TC Extralight Tan tires, Schwalbe Superlight tubes Drivetrain: Single Speed, 45 x 18 Crank: NOS Spidel 170 mm, NOS Sugino Mighty Comp drillium chainring, Compass crank bolts, Shimano sealed BB Freewheel: White Industries Pedals: Catalyst, blue Brakes: Tektro R559, Gran Compe non-aero levers, VO braided housing Handlebars: Nitto Model 176, 440 mm, 26.0, Two tone blue harlequin pattern - Newbaums tape Stem: Nitto lugged, 100 mm Seat Post: Nitto Lugged 27.2 Saddle: Brooks B68, black Other: VO Retro water bottle cage <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Mjyh5tqm_u8/WstqNqNEzaI/AAAAAAAAAMA/WjwpBc5MnYEIkYyE0J1eRU8LQjSJa_W7wCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_1752S.jpg> Laing Cocoa, FL -- 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.
