antchen

I've been riding my bike and it feels pretty good for the first 15 miles but then my neck/shoulders starts to ache. I think this is due to a large drop from my saddle to handlebar tops. It's about 4 inches down from the horizontal. At this setting, my legs are quite comfortable and anything lower wouldn't be very good for my knees. I don't feel too stretched out over the bike but it does feel like a very aggresive position.

I can't raise my handlebars any higher because the steerer tube has been cut already. Despite that problem, would raising the handlebars be the answer to my fit problem? I'd have to buy a new fork but hey, comfort is key.

ultraman6970

HI... 1 st try to put your seat as horizontal as posible. No, no the BALZZ wont hurt!!!! (if oyu are lucky ) Secondly, what kind of seat do you have? What bike are we talking about?? not to be rude but hope we are not talking about a 50 bucks road bike from wallmart.

If posible post a picture of the bike and other one of you riding the bike... that will help a lot more.

antchen

I don't have any pictures of me riding my bike
I have a Cervelo Soloist Team. My saddle is horizontal, it's a Selle Italia Thoork

SgtPepper64

I had the same issue. Had the stem changed to raise the bars a bit.

Pedaleur

Am I reading this right that you're thinking of adjusting the saddle height to modify the drop? If so, don't do that. Get your saddle height and position set first, and then worry about the bars.

It is possible that your saddle is too far forward in the rails, which puts too much strain on your arms. But again, if your legs and back feel good, then it might be spot on.

You can always flip your step up instead of down.

But maybe it'd be best to get a decent fitting from your LBS, or ask whoever set it up for you.

Longfemur

4 inches of drop to the handlebars is quite aggressive, and quite unlikely to be comfortable for almost anyone who isn't riding very hard all the time (there are some exceptions, like taller or very flexible people with long arms). Yes, having the handlebars higher would almost surely solve your problem. You can still have a good, efficient road bike position with your handlebars about an inch down from the saddle. You can have an even more comfortable, but slightly less efficient position with the handlebars level with the saddle.

Spookykinkajou

I would look at stems before dropping the $ on a fork. Habanero cycles has a little graph on stems. PM me if you need help finding stems. I had to search every model out there for the correct length and rise needed. I have a 3" drop to the bars and find it comfortable and I ride quite often quite far.