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RonSonic
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On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 23:59:14 GMT, [email protected] wrote:
>
>"Ron Ruff" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>[email protected] wrote:
>>> I can touch the ground with both toes at the same time without
>>> getting off the saddle so I don't think it's that high.
>>
>>It looks high to me. My thigh is closer to horizontal at that position.
>>It also looks like you are a bit in front of the spindle in the picture
>>as well.
>>
>>I'd suggest lowering your seat and moving it back... and probably
>>getting a shorter high-rise stem... although I'd need to see your
>>position to be sure.
>
>I'll try lowering the seat a bit even though I've been doing a lot
>of hills and I've read somewhere that Lance Armstrong used to
>raise his seat by 2 inches for the mountains.
>
>I've put a picture of his Madone on my web site too
>
>I would like to try a 110 mm 17° stem too but the person on ebay
>who sold me the 130 mm stem for $24 doesn't have one shorter than
>120 mm and I would hate to pay 3 times as much for something that
>may not work any better.
>
>So if anybody knows where I can find a good deal please let me know.
>
>>Just curious... are you really riding a Madone SL with running shoes!?
>
>I wear my New Balance 4E extra-wide tennis shoes for just about
>everything because it's hard to find shoes that don't hurt my feet.
>
>I have a pair of Shimano SPD shoes too but have only worn them
>a couple of times. I also have a pair of Specialized gloves but still
>have no cycling shorts
I'm gonna call you on this. This is a troll. I liked the bit about Lance raising
his saddle 2 inches. That picture of you on the bike is just painful. You could
use that photo for extortion, Trek dealers of America will give you money to not
ride their brand name like that.
Ron
>
>"Ron Ruff" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>[email protected] wrote:
>>> I can touch the ground with both toes at the same time without
>>> getting off the saddle so I don't think it's that high.
>>
>>It looks high to me. My thigh is closer to horizontal at that position.
>>It also looks like you are a bit in front of the spindle in the picture
>>as well.
>>
>>I'd suggest lowering your seat and moving it back... and probably
>>getting a shorter high-rise stem... although I'd need to see your
>>position to be sure.
>
>I'll try lowering the seat a bit even though I've been doing a lot
>of hills and I've read somewhere that Lance Armstrong used to
>raise his seat by 2 inches for the mountains.
>
>I've put a picture of his Madone on my web site too
>
>I would like to try a 110 mm 17° stem too but the person on ebay
>who sold me the 130 mm stem for $24 doesn't have one shorter than
>120 mm and I would hate to pay 3 times as much for something that
>may not work any better.
>
>So if anybody knows where I can find a good deal please let me know.
>
>>Just curious... are you really riding a Madone SL with running shoes!?
>
>I wear my New Balance 4E extra-wide tennis shoes for just about
>everything because it's hard to find shoes that don't hurt my feet.
>
>I have a pair of Shimano SPD shoes too but have only worn them
>a couple of times. I also have a pair of Specialized gloves but still
>have no cycling shorts
I'm gonna call you on this. This is a troll. I liked the bit about Lance raising
his saddle 2 inches. That picture of you on the bike is just painful. You could
use that photo for extortion, Trek dealers of America will give you money to not
ride their brand name like that.
Ron
