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05-04-12, 10:11 AM
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05-04-12, 10:26 AM
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Nah, it's that the bar position is so low. Hoods are the new drops. 
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I think RatFink might find that sort of set up to his liking.
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Maybe the guy that set up the bikes only had experience with compact frames.......
That does look crazy high to me....
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That does look crazy high to me....
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05-04-12, 11:01 AM
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It's called French fit. Everyone is different. I don't race and don't like much saddle to bar drop.
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The seatpost does look high, but I can't help but agree that this is the case in a lot of C&V bikes on the forum. Could be because the average age on here is older than other boards, the wider variety in bikes, and/or the wider variety in types of riding (i.e. not everyone is setting up to race).
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Something I've never understood: if the purpose of a sloping toptube is to get the bars higher, why are they using a foot of seatpost?
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05-04-12, 12:33 PM
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something has to be wrong with this one though... you can't seriously ride in that position, can you ? imagine reaching for the DT shifters (cause this bike comes with DT shifters)
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The seatpost does look high, but I can't help but agree that this is the case in a lot of C&V bikes on the forum. Could be because the average age on here is older than other boards, the wider variety in bikes, and/or the wider variety in types of riding (i.e. not everyone is setting up to race).
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What is curious though, is that of the total biking population very few actually race. So while this set-up maybe condusive to racing, it probably isn't best for the typical weekend/rec rider - yet these are the people these bikes are marketed and sold to. Ultimately I think folks here are just a bit more honest with themselves.
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that does look like quite a stretch
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It's only extreme if they ride their drops like that.
(Riding the hoods is like taking 5-6 inches off a seat post.)
(Riding the hoods is like taking 5-6 inches off a seat post.)
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05-04-12, 03:24 PM
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That fit would be pretty atypical even amongst pro-tour riders - you have to have pretty long arms for that to work. Bikes like that always look better with the rider (assuming it's a good fit) on them, then they tend to make sense. Have you guys seen Ryan Trebon's bike (see below)? Bianchi went a little too extreme and I agree that this was for fashion - they could have taken the saddles down a few inches and still had the bikes look pro.
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My fit isn't too far off what's been shown in this thread. I'm a fast commuter, and I ride on the drops ~90% of the time. For me, the saddle to bar drop is a matter of practicality and comfort, not style.
Obviously, the sloping top tube bikes tend to exaggerate the amount of exposed seatpost; you have to take that into account.
Obviously, the sloping top tube bikes tend to exaggerate the amount of exposed seatpost; you have to take that into account.
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What is curious though, is that of the total biking population very few actually race. So while this set-up maybe condusive to racing, it probably isn't best for the typical weekend/rec rider - yet these are the people these bikes are marketed and sold to. Ultimately I think folks here are just a bit more honest with themselves.
05-04-12, 07:17 PM
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That is a bit excessive but newer bars and levers are different. I run 120mm of drop on a modern bike and it's pretty comfortable. My classics are 0-75mm usually.
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