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Chuck Davis
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If you've got a couple of extra $20 bills you could try
http://catalog.bicycleblowout.com/site/intro.cfm?PageID=37&SKU=ST2710
Then you could experiment with different positions while you're riding.
Chuck Davis
"Joshua Zlotlow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I recently had a custom bike built. On the bike that I was riding before,
I
> had 5cm of setback from the nose of the saddle to the center of the bottom bracket. The builder
> wanted to put me at 2.5cm behind the BB. The dealer (Steve Larsen) thought my position of around
> 4.5cm-5cm of setback looked
good
> and the bike was built to accomodate that amount of setback with the
saddle
> approximately centered in the rails.
>
> Relatively recently, I ended up moving the saddle back to where the nose
is
> around 6.5cm behind behind the bottom bracket. I'm quite comfortable with
the
> saddle that far back. I know LeMond was a big fan of having his saddle
really
> far back for power. Just for reference, the bike is a compact design that measures 42.5cm c-c with
> 10 degrees of slope and a 72.5 seat tube angle.
My
> regular road size is around a 49c-c.
>
> I am wondering if there is any disadvantage at all in having the saddle
this
> far back. It doesn't seem to affect my ability to spin quickly having the saddle in its current
> position.
>
> Thanks Josh Zlotlow [email protected] Sacramento, California Sacramento Golden Wheelmen
> www.sacgw.com
http://catalog.bicycleblowout.com/site/intro.cfm?PageID=37&SKU=ST2710
Then you could experiment with different positions while you're riding.
Chuck Davis
"Joshua Zlotlow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I recently had a custom bike built. On the bike that I was riding before,
I
> had 5cm of setback from the nose of the saddle to the center of the bottom bracket. The builder
> wanted to put me at 2.5cm behind the BB. The dealer (Steve Larsen) thought my position of around
> 4.5cm-5cm of setback looked
good
> and the bike was built to accomodate that amount of setback with the
saddle
> approximately centered in the rails.
>
> Relatively recently, I ended up moving the saddle back to where the nose
is
> around 6.5cm behind behind the bottom bracket. I'm quite comfortable with
the
> saddle that far back. I know LeMond was a big fan of having his saddle
really
> far back for power. Just for reference, the bike is a compact design that measures 42.5cm c-c with
> 10 degrees of slope and a 72.5 seat tube angle.
My
> regular road size is around a 49c-c.
>
> I am wondering if there is any disadvantage at all in having the saddle
this
> far back. It doesn't seem to affect my ability to spin quickly having the saddle in its current
> position.
>
> Thanks Josh Zlotlow [email protected] Sacramento, California Sacramento Golden Wheelmen
> www.sacgw.com
