Who on BF runs the largest saddle to bar rise?
05-13-09, 11:24 PM
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Who on BF runs the largest saddle to bar rise?
C'mon, I know you guys are out there... show us your bars level or higher than your saddle!
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Oh ... that would be ME!! 
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It seems to be a design feature of Marinoni's. 
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I can't find the pics of the Litespeed tri bike that was on Ebay a few months ago..I think somebody even made a poster with it. Anybody?
This was the best I could come up with:
Edit: this should be it. I'm at work so I can't actually see it.
This was the best I could come up with:
Edit: this should be it. I'm at work so I can't actually see it.
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Shouldn't we be comparing it as a fraction of inseam or something? I mean, a guy who has a monster inseam could skew the results. FWIW, I'm 5-9, w/ a 34" inseam and I run a 15 cm. drop.
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let's try to keep this to road bikes
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What is a road bike? If the handlebars are higher than the saddle, you're on a touring bike at best.
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My Marinoni is called a "sport touring", or a cross between a racing and a touring bicycle ... and it's all road.
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1. It's complement, not compliment.
2. It's not a complement thread, it is a parody thread.
3. Sad commentary that the original thread is on page 2 but the parody is on page 1.
4. Slow day at BF?
5. That is all for now.
2. It's not a complement thread, it is a parody thread.
3. Sad commentary that the original thread is on page 2 but the parody is on page 1.
4. Slow day at BF?
5. That is all for now.
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2. It was not intended as a parody, but an examination of the other end of the spectrum.
3. Why is it a sad commentary? Most people probably run their bars lower than their saddle.
4. It's always a slow day.
5. ok.
05-14-09, 03:17 PM
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i'll play.
here's the pacer in its original incarnation, with the bars/saddle about even:
after dropping the bars by one spacer, it feels more natural, and doesn't look quite as bad:
i've done 400k's on my race bike, which has a little more drop, but that kills my hands after 19 or so hours on the bike.
with the bars at or about even, longer riding is much much easier on the body.
and besides, at 3 AM, nobody can see your seat-bar drop.. (or rise)
here's the pacer in its original incarnation, with the bars/saddle about even:
after dropping the bars by one spacer, it feels more natural, and doesn't look quite as bad:
i've done 400k's on my race bike, which has a little more drop, but that kills my hands after 19 or so hours on the bike.
with the bars at or about even, longer riding is much much easier on the body.
and besides, at 3 AM, nobody can see your seat-bar drop.. (or rise)
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Looks to me like Randochap and I are still in the lead.
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Actually, if you buy a stock Marinoni it will likely look the same as any other bike on the sales floor. My Marinonis are custom built and I cut the steerer tubes to the height suitable for me for marathon riding.
But, yes, if you look at Machka's and my bikes, you could draw that conclusion. Maybe because we're both experienced distance riders.
If you look at the rando bikes page on VeloWeb, you'll see a photo of a chap who rides a classic randonneuse he built himself -- including the frame. I think he actually might win this "contest" with his very upright position. He recently rode Hell Week -- a full brevet series in a week. He rode the final difficult and weather-plagued 600km event in under 25 hours, setting a course record. Two weeks later, he posted the best time (11:03) on an extremely hilly 300k.
If you think you may benefit from a more relaxed riding position, refer to my fitting page.
But, yes, if you look at Machka's and my bikes, you could draw that conclusion. Maybe because we're both experienced distance riders.
If you look at the rando bikes page on VeloWeb, you'll see a photo of a chap who rides a classic randonneuse he built himself -- including the frame. I think he actually might win this "contest" with his very upright position. He recently rode Hell Week -- a full brevet series in a week. He rode the final difficult and weather-plagued 600km event in under 25 hours, setting a course record. Two weeks later, he posted the best time (11:03) on an extremely hilly 300k.
If you think you may benefit from a more relaxed riding position, refer to my fitting page.