Originally Posted by
ahsposo
What I want to know is can you spin really fast without your butt moving all over the seat. .... Your bike looks much better without the luggage, BTW. It's a very pretty old bike.
Originally Posted by
MikeWMass
Nice bike! I agree that the saddle is too high. Even if you can pedal 150 without rocking... You might want to rotate the bars up so the tops are horizontal rather than the drops...
I can't. Never could.
About 3 weeks ago I discovered what 100 rpm feels like. 150- Not a chance! Can I rotate the bars and not get points off for breaking the Velo-Rules? Actually I have a wider set of bars if the stem fits that I might try also.
So based on everyone's comments saddle is down a full 1 cm, and nose up just a hair. I rode 10 miles before raising the nose and then another 9 miles, and even though this saddle is better, nose up is even more better.
But there is a little pressure underneath now when in the drops. Also tried riding with my hands close to the back of the drops and that was more comfortable. (I'm only 165, but not used to my *ugh* belly being in the way. 15 lbs is a lot on my small frame.)
And thank you all for the compliments. I'll relay them to my mom.
Wish my dad was still around so I could tell him. I'll be happy to post new pictures tomorrow. In the meantime, I took a cell phone shot by the docks on my ride tonight.
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...e-by-the-docks
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Last edited by RoadTire; 08-11-12 at 07:35 PM.
Reason: added MikeWMass comment