max back on rails (saddle stuff)
12-08-10, 06:54 PM
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max back on rails (saddle stuff)
looky at this pic:
it's from the 2010 TDF, the fiziki saddle is set back all the way on the rails + the post has some degree of setback...
Whats up with this?
it's from the 2010 TDF, the fiziki saddle is set back all the way on the rails + the post has some degree of setback...
Whats up with this?
12-08-10, 07:02 PM
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That the frame is too small?
12-08-10, 07:14 PM
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Stem slammed, so likely couldn't go to a bigger frame (and thus taller head tube) without compromising position. Smaller frame required setback post and saddle.
Or he has really long femurs.
Either way, I'm going to take a wild guess and say it works for him.
Or he has really long femurs.
Either way, I'm going to take a wild guess and say it works for him.
12-09-10, 01:02 PM
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12-10-10, 11:56 AM
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Nothing wrong with the setback. Modern bikes have steep seat tubes, so the seating position is already forward, so you need more set back to compensate. Also, the further the set back, the less weight on the arms, some thing thats very desirable. Especially when you have that much seat to bar drop, more set back gets the weight off.
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12-10-10, 12:45 PM
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i'm a long femur, short arm, short stem guy too.
i ride a slightly small frame for my height and standover, and my saddle is slammed to the back of my (setback) seatpost and i have a ton of saddle to bar drop.
but its the best fit i've ever gotten.
i ride a slightly small frame for my height and standover, and my saddle is slammed to the back of my (setback) seatpost and i have a ton of saddle to bar drop.
but its the best fit i've ever gotten.
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12-13-10, 01:00 PM
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