Ultimate Saddle to Bar drop
02-25-10, 08:06 PM
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Ultimate Saddle to Bar drop
So I was just browsing eBay and i came across this. I don't think i have seen saddle to bar drop this extreme. It's like friggin 2 feet of drop. What kind of mortal has a back this flexible?!?!
https://cgi.ebay.com/CERVELO-SOLOIST-...#ht_500wt_1182
https://cgi.ebay.com/CERVELO-SOLOIST-...#ht_500wt_1182
02-25-10, 08:11 PM
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So I was just browsing eBay and i came across this. I don't think i have seen saddle to bar drop this extreme. It's like friggin 2 feet of drop. What kind of mortal has a back this flexible?!?!
https://cgi.ebay.com/CERVELO-SOLOIST-...#ht_500wt_1182
https://cgi.ebay.com/CERVELO-SOLOIST-...#ht_500wt_1182
02-25-10, 08:17 PM
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I like the description where he says he fits in the bike perfectly.
02-25-10, 08:19 PM
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In his case he probably needs the drop....unless some others who have 2 feet of seatpost plus a telescope of a stem.
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Pedaling while touching your toes!
02-25-10, 08:28 PM
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I thought umd rode a Specialized?
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02-25-10, 08:31 PM
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Very tall people tend to have very large saddle to bar drop.
This is Ryan Trebon's cyclocross bike:
He races in Oregon quite a bit during cross season and standing next to his bike, his saddle comes up almost to my chest
This is Ryan Trebon's cyclocross bike:
He races in Oregon quite a bit during cross season and standing next to his bike, his saddle comes up almost to my chest
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02-25-10, 08:34 PM
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Very tall people tend to have very large saddle to bar drop.
This is Ryan Trebon's cyclocross bike:
He races in Oregon quite a bit during cross season and standing next to his bike, his saddle comes up almost to my chest
This is Ryan Trebon's cyclocross bike:
He races in Oregon quite a bit during cross season and standing next to his bike, his saddle comes up almost to my chest
02-25-10, 08:59 PM
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Trebon is 6'5"
I've seen him race and he doesn't look super low on the bike. Just a tall guy long arms, lots of drop
I've seen him race and he doesn't look super low on the bike. Just a tall guy long arms, lots of drop
02-25-10, 09:29 PM
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He's real tall and very smooth.
Check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbl4V9u2xtI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2IgYt7C74s&NR=1
These are a couple clips of Trebon at my team's cross race last year running barriers. Like I said, real smooth.
Check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbl4V9u2xtI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2IgYt7C74s&NR=1
These are a couple clips of Trebon at my team's cross race last year running barriers. Like I said, real smooth.
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02-25-10, 09:40 PM
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The way he mounts that bike after the hurdles is mesmerizing. He is jumping on the saddle. :O
02-25-10, 09:44 PM
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DAMN...I was gonna buy it till I read frame only
02-25-10, 09:53 PM
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So I was just browsing eBay and i came across this. I don't think i have seen saddle to bar drop this extreme. It's like friggin 2 feet of drop. What kind of mortal has a back this flexible?!?!
https://cgi.ebay.com/CERVELO-SOLOIST-...#ht_500wt_1182
https://cgi.ebay.com/CERVELO-SOLOIST-...#ht_500wt_1182
please... flip it back!
02-26-10, 01:06 AM
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That is pretty extreme. Nice bike though.
02-26-10, 02:16 AM
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I'd submit that the Ebayer does not ride the bike that way, but extended the post out past the max to display its length.
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clearly he was using it to climb Mt. Washington
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02-26-10, 08:07 AM
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