"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - max back on rails (saddle stuff)

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fordfasterr
12-08-10, 05:54 PM
looky at this pic:

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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?

caloso
12-08-10, 06:02 PM
That the frame is too small?
fordfasterr
12-08-10, 06:14 PM
That the frame is too small?


it depends.... what if the frame has a really shallow seat-post angle but the rest of it fits just right?

gsteinb
12-08-10, 06:37 PM
Whats up with this?

I'm going to take a wild guess and say it's a bike set up for someone else's body.
ZeCanon
12-08-10, 06:59 PM
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.
Spring Water
12-09-10, 09:11 AM
Or he has really long femurs.


Me.
Grumpy McTrumpy
12-09-10, 09:13 AM
maybe it's a climbing weapon.
gregf83
12-09-10, 09:32 AM
Same guy, different year:

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2009/7/9/1247168083799/David-Millar-001.jpg
hammy56
12-09-10, 09:48 AM
maybe it's a climbing weapon.
cheeky.
carpediemracing
12-09-10, 12:02 PM
Same guy, different year:

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2009/7/9/1247168083799/David-Millar-001.jpg

lol. He'd get crucified in BF. I guess he wants the smallest possible bike. Lowest head tube anyway.

cdr
dmb2786
12-09-10, 01:47 PM
srsly?
San Rensho
12-10-10, 10:56 AM
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.
danahs
12-10-10, 11:39 AM
maybe it's a climbing weapon.
10/10 lol
badhat
12-10-10, 11:45 AM
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.
Fat Boy
12-10-10, 02:31 PM
Same guy, different year:

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2009/7/9/1247168083799/David-Millar-001.jpg

That looks photo-chopped. It's like he's on a 24" wheeled bike or something. I guess it's just the angle of the shot, because I've never noticed anything weird about how he looks on the bike before.
Grumpy McTrumpy
12-10-10, 03:13 PM
http://www.trainright.com/assets/newsletters/2009tdf/Stage6_Millar-Solo.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3349/3338654716_4b73923474.jpg

do I have to spell it out?
fordfasterr
12-13-10, 12:00 PM
maybe it's a climbing weapon.


doh !
Grumpy McTrumpy
12-13-10, 12:02 PM
there is another fairly major thing in these pics.

he has exceptionally long femurs.
Fat Boy
12-13-10, 02:56 PM
there is another fairly major thing in these pics.

he has exceptionally long femurs.

Kinda goes back to what ZeCanon was saying.