Originally Posted by
CraigB
I think the term poser is a little harsh. Without knowing the owner it's impossible to say. There are plenty of triathletes and other TT riders who are old enough to no longer possess the kind of flexibilty of back and neck that an extreme drop involves, but they're no less committed athletes because of their aging bodies, or their bike setups. IMO.
I would agree with the Poser Alert. This will not be the most comfortable bike to ride at any time. If used for Time trials then it would do the job better than a conventional set up bike but for A quick 20 mile ride it would be a killer. But this is not set up as a TT bike.
Of course it may have been that the rider was just on a settling down ride after a few modifications to set up. But as an every day ride- or just a good bike to do on normal rides- it is not the best one to have.