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Old 06-07-14 | 08:56 AM
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repechage
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From what shows I too think the saddle is too high. I also think there is a good chance it is too far forward. After you get that set right I bet the stem will be too long. You are looking down in both shots, which leads me to think that it is not comfortable to look forward while in the hooks. While on the hoods your arms are not locked, that is good.
There is a bunch of things that I cannot comment on from here including if your cleats are set correctly fore/aft, do your legs take a straight trajectory as you pedal or do they swing out or in.
I would consider sliding up the aero levers a bit on the bars, hopefully the bars are 42 cm wide (ctc)
The nose down orientation of the saddle suggests something is not right there, bad saddle to arse match or height...

In sum, there is a lot that cannot be advised here. You do not look comfortable.
I think it is time to pay to have someone fit you on the bike.
How I would do this today would be to have a selection of bars and stems or an adjustable stem, bars untaped.
Bring all your riding shoes.

One additional comment, when a bike is on a trainer the bike is no longer level, we used to block up the front tire to get that back to road normal or use an old Vetta turbo trainer where the front wheel was removed and the "axle" was set to keep things correct.

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