on 7/8/10 2:35 PM, Tiny Dancer at tinydancer5...@yahoo.com wrote: Hate to differ but I've always been told fit is the most important thing on a bike and that you can injure yourself with a bike that doesn't fit. So if you can't adjust it to fit I would sell it because injuring yourself isn't worth it.
A bike frame that is on the smaller side can be made to fit. In the worst case, it brings out some idiosyncrasies of handing, particularly if you end up with a long, tall, angled stem and super-extended seatpost. But, if you already have a good sense of your saddle height and relation to the bars, it should not be injurous. That being said, I think we are all pretty aware of the general push towards too-small bikes in most shops, and the advent of compact frames seems to have enhanced that. If a newer rider asks, I always encourage higher bars, softer tires and if it hurts - stop. Most people have pretty good instincts, and most folks' positions will change and evolve over time. But, being comfortable NOW is an oft-overlooked assumption. - Jim -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Gallery updates now appear here - http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com "Nigel did some work for some of the other riders at Allied, onces who still rode metal. He hadn't liked it when Chevette had gone for a paper frame." -- William Gibson, "Virtual Light" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
