Tall bikes are goofy-looking
03-09-14, 02:55 PM
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No, no, that Bridgestone is one sweet ride. 
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03-09-14, 03:05 PM
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Dude, @BillyD, how tall are you?
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03-09-14, 03:08 PM
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What are you talking abot? I get the feeling you might have slightly tight definition of a road bike
03-09-14, 03:53 PM
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Maybe, maybe not, but you have to look deeper too you know. You have goofy set ups in all the range of sizes not only in the big ones, just look around when you are riding.
03-09-14, 05:17 PM
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Damn. Monstrous big, if I may quote The Green Mile.
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03-09-14, 10:03 PM
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03-09-14, 11:19 PM
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you tall folk should invent a new sport...basketball on bikes.
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03-10-14, 02:08 AM
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You do realize every person has individual fit requirements which are affected by both rider charasteristics and typical ride charasteristics. A long distance tourer is going to have a fit drastically different from a cat1 missile. And that is just the ride specific requirement. Then into play comes rider fitness such as flexibility, general muscle fitness, power potential, intended power output for an intended set of time.
Having the aggressive pro tour position is generally only useful and comfortable for the time duration a rider can put out decent power as the power to the pedals and aero drag supports the upper body. For someone who does long distance and uses proportionally less power and is slower is potentially better served with a more upright and rearward position, i.e. seat back bars up.
Then there's everything in between. Those goofy fits you talk about might be wrong and I believe it's safe to assume that most fits around are not perfect for the intended purpose. however I do believe many fits which look goofy have a purpose for the rider. We do have the instinct to avoid pain and many times adjust the fit on our bikes accordingly.
03-10-14, 06:20 AM
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You do realize every person has individual fit requirements which are affected by both rider charasteristics and typical ride charasteristics. A long distance tourer is going to have a fit drastically different from a cat1 missile. And that is just the ride specific requirement. Then into play comes rider fitness such as flexibility, general muscle fitness, power potential, intended power output for an intended set of time.
Having the aggressive pro tour position is generally only useful and comfortable for the time duration a rider can put out decent power as the power to the pedals and aero drag supports the upper body. For someone who does long distance and uses proportionally less power and is slower is potentially better served with a more upright and rearward position, i.e. seat back bars up.
Then there's everything in between. Those goofy fits you talk about might be wrong and I believe it's safe to assume that most fits around are not perfect for the intended purpose. however I do believe many fits which look goofy have a purpose for the rider. We do have the instinct to avoid pain and many times adjust the fit on our bikes accordingly.
Having the aggressive pro tour position is generally only useful and comfortable for the time duration a rider can put out decent power as the power to the pedals and aero drag supports the upper body. For someone who does long distance and uses proportionally less power and is slower is potentially better served with a more upright and rearward position, i.e. seat back bars up.
Then there's everything in between. Those goofy fits you talk about might be wrong and I believe it's safe to assume that most fits around are not perfect for the intended purpose. however I do believe many fits which look goofy have a purpose for the rider. We do have the instinct to avoid pain and many times adjust the fit on our bikes accordingly.
03-10-14, 07:29 AM
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I think you took me kind'a out of context but anyhow, one thing is a pro tour (that personally not expecting anybody to have in real life purposes) and the other is a bike fit wrong right from looking at them. That's all I'm saying dude.
03-10-14, 08:07 AM
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It's all in the eye of the viewer. I've been looking at my size bikes practically forever. I've had that Schwinn since 1976. Big bikes look normal to me. They look abnormal to an average height or short guy because not only are those people used to looking at their little bikes, but the majority of bikes they see overall are average sized bikes, because average-sized people make up the majority of riders.
To me small bikes look goofy. A bike where the top tube touches the down tube is a bizarre, goofy looking bike.
We tall people are expected to have broad shoulders to better withstand the verbal abuse. We can take it. But you can imagine the wailing and whining if someone had started a "Small Bikes Look Goofy" thread.
To me small bikes look goofy. A bike where the top tube touches the down tube is a bizarre, goofy looking bike.
We tall people are expected to have broad shoulders to better withstand the verbal abuse. We can take it. But you can imagine the wailing and whining if someone had started a "Small Bikes Look Goofy" thread.
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03-10-14, 08:12 AM
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It's all in the eye of the viewer. I've been looking at my size bikes practically forever. I've had that Schwinn since 1976. Big bikes look normal to me. They look abnormal to an average height or short guy because not only are those people used to looking at their little bikes, but the majority of bikes they see overall are average sized bikes, because average-sized people make up the majority of riders.
To me small bikes look goofy. A bike where the top tube touches the down tube is a bizarre, goofy looking bike.
We tall people are expected to have broad shoulders to better withstand the verbal abuse. We can take it. But you can imagine the wailing and whining if someone had started a "Small Bikes Look Goofy" thread.
To me small bikes look goofy. A bike where the top tube touches the down tube is a bizarre, goofy looking bike.
We tall people are expected to have broad shoulders to better withstand the verbal abuse. We can take it. But you can imagine the wailing and whining if someone had started a "Small Bikes Look Goofy" thread.
03-10-14, 09:32 AM
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So that you could qualify for consideration as a pilot in any of the armed forces.
So that you could fit into an airline seat without your knees pressing into the spine of the person ahead of you while they're still in the full and upright position. I can't tell you how many people have complained about having to sit ahead of me. I try to get exit or bulkhead rows. But, that's not always possible. And, when it is, it's not uncommon for it to be three wide guys side by side on both sides of the plane. Which really doesn't work for the guys in question or the flight attendants when the two inner most guys are more than 50% of the way into the isle and completely obstructing it.
Don't get me wrong. There are positives to being significantly taller than average. But, there are also quite a few negatives.
While I have short stubby legs, and wear a 34" jeans inseam, I /still/ get this. Now I can have the added misery of my entire spine being over the seat back and unsupported.
And CARS. Interstingly, the smaller rental cars seem to fit better, but when I was looking for an SUV to tow bikes to the track, it was a flaming NIGHTMARE.
03-10-14, 09:42 AM
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03-10-14, 11:56 AM
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But you also mentioned modern bike frames so that got me really confused. I personally don't think modern frame geometry in any way promotes bad fit. On the contrary. The modern compact geometry allows for a larger group of people to thrive on the same frame size. This is of course not a problem as there usually is the full range of sizes available.
03-10-14, 12:16 PM
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Not on Craigslist!
As I peruse it, the dearth of big bikes is a bummer. On the flipside, I think I'd be in a permanent froth if I rode a 54 or 56 cm bike. Every time I sneak a peak on CL, there's at least one bike in that price range I'd be lusting after! Last night was a smoking deal on a Ti bike.
As I peruse it, the dearth of big bikes is a bummer. On the flipside, I think I'd be in a permanent froth if I rode a 54 or 56 cm bike. Every time I sneak a peak on CL, there's at least one bike in that price range I'd be lusting after! Last night was a smoking deal on a Ti bike.
03-10-14, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by BillyD;16564587z
To me small bikes look goofy. A bike where the top tube touches the down tube is a bizarre, goofy looking bike.
We tall people are expected to have broad shoulders to better withstand the verbal abuse. We can take it. But you can imagine the wailing and whining if someone had started a "Small Bikes Look Goofy" thread.
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