Originally Posted by
spcialzdspksman
This I highly doubt. Why would your standover height be so important?
Have you ever tired riding a bike that too big SO wise? The bike does NOT fit if you can not straddle the bike with your cycling shoes, period. Yes, there is the occasional time you have to kinda jump foward and off. Ever hit a TT like that?
Do you spend more time riding on your saddle or standing over your bike? The fit on a road bike would be the same for a track bike ridden on the road, but why would you go a whole size down, simply because the BB is higher?
I guess you run lights and stop signs. No brakes? Again it does not fit if you cannot straddle it with some type of clearance. Who say I went a whole size down? Different bikes and different geometries ALL fit different. You think people all ride the same size bike not matter the brand? Frame Geo? By your comments here you should NOT be giving fit advice.
Because the BB is higher, you're obviously forced to have a higher relative saddle/handlebar height, as the positioning basically shifted up.
ST and HT angle do matter, but the change to the TT length and ST length would be negligible on most frames.
Really? Most frames? some bikes it can make a big differnce.
And did you realize with the leg's
nearly extended, it's 15-20 degrees? Did you even see the
video?
Even if bending it more would provide slightly more power, it it really practical for street use and spinning? I can see how it might help for sprinting, but most of us probably ride farther than just a few miles and at higher cadences.
I really don't see how any additional bend to the leg would would really benefit us for distance riding, but instead be more of a burden.
Nope I did not view it. I am going by what the top experts recommended. Having you seat to high or too low can also lead to injuries. Having a saddle too high like you recommend can and will lead to injuries. Even JRA. But again everyone is different.
Also, some "hipsters using 70mm stems and all crunched up" actually have a legit reason (i know right! for once). Those trick frames, like Volume and some Leaders, supposedly have a extra long top tube to accommodate those short stems.
That I know. How many people here with there Kilos and other short TT people have them because they are clueless with fit and think it "looks cool?"