Originally Posted by
xsnakobx
Remember though, that for your standard, not-sprinting, not-climbing, just riding around town position, you should be able to take your hands off of the bars and hold yourself in that position with just your body. Unless you're racing (which, with a color-coordinated bike like that, I doubt), you don't really need to be very stretched out.
No I don't race. Indeed I do mostly town riding, but I do put in the occasional sprint when I have a good long stretch ahead of me. And I climb over the bridges here pretty frequently. Haven't gotten around to trying that with the new stem setup though.
@ DIRT BOY: Actual TT: 51.5, Virtual TT 52.7
Just now I was spinning away on the rollers for a bit to try out my new saddle and my overall position felt SO much better than that with the previous saddle. Maybe it's placebo. Who knows. Or then again, indeed, a better saddle improves the situation. I'm still going to try a longer, shallower stem. Probably a 90 or 100 and i'm expecting it'll be much better.
Thanks for the pointers.