Originally Posted by
twobadfish
You're all over the place with this. At first I wasn't strong/flexible enough. Then after you received some working knowledge of my physique and athletic history you said I was TOO strong with TOO much muscle memory. Then after some comments about the unnatural form of a professional cyclist, and after I stated that my FIT problems have dissipated, I was suddenly too inflexible again.
I'd love to continue the internet diagnoses about problems which no longer exist, but at least try to maintain some consistency.
Sincerely,
Guy with proportional arms
Originally Posted by
Soloist Assassin
Just cut your steerer as short as possible, get somewhere around a 5-6" saddle to bar drop, and HTFU and use it. Flexibility, and all that crap is crap. Just keep riding and you'll get used to it, and you'll be faster. This is possibly the worst advise you will ever get, but it's my advise.
You - I'm too fat for this sport but wait......I am conditioned to the water where carrying weight in the form of fat actually helps. OOOOOh my starfish is all rough and dried out and I'm falling over trying to use my swimmers muscles. WHY do people with sport specific training act and look so different from what I am?
Me- You are too fat for this sport.....You are still too fat for this sport but sound like you ride as if you are laying on your stomach flopping back toward something wet (I'm sure you can dig up the bike photo you posted that wholly supports this)...Now then since we finally found out your saddle is not fit for use, get a new one try going for an even more upright position till you heal and then do what SA described and HTFU.
Life can be so funny. It just seems that as soon as you change one thing another goes slightly out of wack. Not to mention if someone comes along and tries to explain some of the principles behind why fixing a certain thing works. Since you are practically getting it from both ends they adopt a tolerant attitude toward what would obviously frustrate anyone till they can keep the ball in the air by them self. After some growing pains they start to see some improvement and go enjoy their newly comfortable ability to actually do it!!!!
Back they come, "How dare the rules that apply to a beginner not apply in the least to a consummate pro? I'm still uncomfortable with all of this and maybe I am jumping into this faster than my skills are improving. Maybe I should slow down and temper my own experiences with the help that is being freely given by some folks who seemingly do little else than this sport."
