Matt, that is exactly what I did with my Sam Hilborne. I got the seat right (height) then carried a wrench with me and adjusted the handlebar height. Then, seat fore and aft and finally rechecked the seat height. It took a few days of tweeking but the ride is very nice now and I at 60 wake up eacvh morning with a few aches and pains to start with. Don't need any extras while out looking at the beautiful women,.. ahem, I mean scenery! :^)
best, JimP > Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 06:56:22 -0700 > Subject: [RBW] Re: Handlebar setup > From: matthiasbe...@gmail.com > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > Zaelia, sorry to hear about your troubles with getting the right bike > fit. > > That being said, please read the remainder of this message > understanding that it is rather biased :) I am extremely skeptical > of "professional" bike fitting. > > I think you're better off just getting the right leg extension (seat- > height), and then playing around with bar and saddle fore/aft postion > yourself until you're comfortable. The most important 'fitting' > session you can have is to ride a bike(!) carrying a 6mm wrench, and > adjust as necessary. In fact, always carry that wrench, because even > after years of riding, you may decide you want your saddle 1cm forward > or backward or your bars higher/lower. > > Stem length isn't something you can adjust easily without having > multiple stems (or an adjustable one), so best thing you can do is > leave your handlebars untaped until you have that settled. Of > course, as soon as you want to try different handlebars, your > preferred stem length goes out the window and you have to start over > again. > > For saddle height, the best advise I've seen is, roughly: sit on > seat, fully extend leg, heel over pedal, should just barely touch. > Or, measure 'PBH' rivendell-style, i.e. pulling up as hard as > possible, then subtract 10cm, set seat-height there. Ride bike, > adjust as necessary (5mm hex wrench, or whatever size your seat collar > bolt). > > > Finally, keep in mind that bodies/minds change over time, so things > like desired saddle height and reach change over time for a given > individual. It is possible that changes will be more rapid and > pronounced if you are just getting into riding again after a long > break. Just take your time and ease into it, is the best advise I > can give. Start with short rides, but do them regularly. In my > humble opinion, doing 'big' rides before you have your fit/comfort > dialed-in is going to skew your understanding of your own fit/comfort > needs, and lead you down the wrong solution paths. > > > -Matt > > -- > 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-bunch@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. > -- 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-bunch@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.
