Do Your Knees Hit the Armrests on Your TT Bike?
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Do Your Knees Hit the Armrests on Your TT Bike?
Hi all -
Another question for those w TT machines. Do your knees hit your armrests when you get out of the saddle to sprint or crest a hill or...? If so, what law of proper TT fitting is being violated?
Thanks in advance for your insight.
gene r
Another question for those w TT machines. Do your knees hit your armrests when you get out of the saddle to sprint or crest a hill or...? If so, what law of proper TT fitting is being violated?
Thanks in advance for your insight.
gene r
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Yes. When going totally buck nutty. You generally don't sprint on a TT rig, so it is not a common issue. Out of the saddle going uphill on grades > 10%, yes. Again, not a common TT situation.
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when my clip-on aerobars are on the roadie they hit my knees. not a big deal
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Yes, I had to adjust my out of the saddle style to avoid it. The first time it happened I really bruised my right knee badly.
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It really depends on your torso and arm length vs. your leg length (or more properly, your femur length, I guess). In my case, if I try to get my arm angle at 90 degrees at the shoulder (ala FIST fitting) my knees hit the pads. I'm a bit more stretched out now to avoid this, and it works for me.
Where do your arms fit on the pads? Do you have a bar/pad setup where you can move the pads forward? You may be able to keep the same position, just with your arms resting further up on the pads. I actually find this more comfortable, as the nerves near the elbow are sensitive and the forearms aren't.
Where do your arms fit on the pads? Do you have a bar/pad setup where you can move the pads forward? You may be able to keep the same position, just with your arms resting further up on the pads. I actually find this more comfortable, as the nerves near the elbow are sensitive and the forearms aren't.
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Yes.
*but only out of the saddle
*but only out of the saddle
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They won't hit if you raise your bars.....but then you'd go slower. I can't afford to go any slower, so I just hit my knees.
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You get a new bike yet?
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It really depends on your torso and arm length vs. your leg length (or more properly, your femur length, I guess). In my case, if I try to get my arm angle at 90 degrees at the shoulder (ala FIST fitting) my knees hit the pads. I'm a bit more stretched out now to avoid this, and it works for me.
Where do your arms fit on the pads? Do you have a bar/pad setup where you can move the pads forward? You may be able to keep the same position, just with your arms resting further up on the pads. I actually find this more comfortable, as the nerves near the elbow are sensitive and the forearms aren't.
Where do your arms fit on the pads? Do you have a bar/pad setup where you can move the pads forward? You may be able to keep the same position, just with your arms resting further up on the pads. I actually find this more comfortable, as the nerves near the elbow are sensitive and the forearms aren't.
gene r