Turbo Man's Fitness Blog: Bike Fit

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'It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.' Theodore Roosevelt 23 April 1910

Saturday 29 May 2010

Bike Fit - The Differences

A picture paints a thousand words, so here are some pictures to show how things have changed following my bike fit. Firstly, PoD.

Before:

And after:

The changes were limited to raising the saddle by several cms; I've forgotten by exactly how many but the old aero post wasn't long enough so I've reverted to a USE Triathlon carbon post. The previously flipped stem has been turned back to normal and the reach to the tribars has reduced by a cm with a corresponding change to the arm pads to keep them supporting my arms in a comfortable position. The position feels very different and I need to get out and ride some 10s to get used to it, as well as change my turbo TT bike to this new position.

As for the road bike:

Before:

After:

Note the upturned stem; not very pretty but unfortunately it had to be done. The bottom of the white dot on the seatpost indicates where it was before the set up. Andy wanted to move the seat back another 5mm but the saddle is at its maximum on the rails, so a new seatpost has been ordered with an extra 10mm of layback and then the saddle will be spot on.

I'm out riding with Coastal Controller tomorrow and will report back on how it feels. I'm expecting some odd sensations but we'll see how it goes.

Train smart folks.