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Old 07-11-13 | 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by bianchi10
Whoever did that fitting for you needs to be shot straight in the face. your hoods should not be rolld up that high on the bars. saddle should be flat and if you are 6ft tall and that is a 56, you have got to have one of the longest torso's EVER. that looks set up for someone with a 28" inseem.
This isn't Hot or Not - let's dial it back a notch. The lever position is fine - there's a nice transition from the bars to the hoods, it just looks bad because the stem is up and the bars continue that upward slope.

@MoreBlackSwan - I wouldn't be terribly surprised if the saddle position is correct or at least close to correct. I'm at 6' tall with shortish legs/longish torso and I didn't really look at bikes with level top tubes, like the CAAD - they just didn't give me enough nut clearance (and would have resulted in a stubby post like yours). That said, it's where I would start to sort out your fit - with the saddle height. If your leg is not quite straight at the bottom of the pedal stroke (without pointing your foot down excessively or rocking your hips on the saddle), try raising the seat .5cm at a time, or so. After the saddle height is correct, as comfort allows, gradually lower the position of the bars by flipping the stem and removing spacers.

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