.25cm is 1/10 of an inch. Wear jeans, and it will be perfect. Even I can't tell if this is snarky, or zen, but my intentions are good. If the <1/8" difference in saddle height feels wrong, change it. It's very likely that you will be wearing thicker trousers riding in Riv Mode than in Racer Mode, which could well take up the difference, BUT, you might have a higher stack height on your pedal, and thicker shoes, which will compound the problem, possibly doubling or trebling the fit error. It's all very complicated, until you get on the bike and go. Buy an allen key that fits your seatpost clamp, tuck it in your pocket, and find out what you like best.
Philip www.biketinker.com On Wednesday, August 29, 2012 9:02:34 PM UTC-7, lungimsam wrote: > > I had a lightbulb moment tonight about this whole fit issue I have been >> concerned about. >> >> Here was my original concern about the fit set-up: >> > I was told by the fit guy, that the BGFit I got a couple years ago is > transferable to all bikes, regardless of style. > > However; setting the saddle height and fore/aft on the Bleriot with the > same measurements as my pro road bike fit, mysteriously will yield a closer > reach measurement from saddle nose to the bar top at clamp. > I thought that then this means the road bike pro fit is untransferrable to > the Bleriot.This would make sense since the geometry of the Bleriot is > different than the race bike, even though This had me scratching my head. > > *Aha! But!* I keep bars on my Rivendell are a few inches *higher *than > the saddle (and I'm keepin' 'em there unitl they are pried from my cold, > dead hands). On my race bike, the bars are a couple *inches* lower than > its saddle. > > Because the Bleriot bars are higher, this moves them back closer to the > saddle, shortening the reach measurement. Duh!!! I shoulda thought of that > before! I bet if I lower the Bleriot bars lower than the saddle like the > race bike, the reach will be about the same. > > So I think I will set it up so that the saddle height and fore/aft will be > the BGFit, and just keep the bars closer (since I like 'em high) if they > still feel good that way. Of course, the bike doesn't have to be the same > as the race bike for saddle height fore/aft, but if it has been working for > my legs, why change it. > > I may play around with it and try a "Rivendell Fit" one day. That means my > SH will be .25cm lower than my BGFit (according to the formula given in > Just Ride [PBH - 11= SH]). And I could try shoving the saddle all the way > back, which is mentioned in Just Ride, too. > > Anyway, I will set it up and see how it feels. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/5mLhGfylxo8J. 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.
