Originally Posted by
10 Wheels
You might do much better with another bike. One that has a longer top tube.
He has the same problem.
Larger bike
Originally Posted by
KLiNCK
What is the offset of your current seat post and how much room do you have to move the saddle back on the rails?
Because the frame is "on the small side" for you, perhaps something like a 20º offset post would stretch you out a little bit more?
Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
Yeeesh, that's a good point about the tiny bike. I didn't even notice that at first because I was looking at that back. But yes, his elbows look to be overlapping his knees by about 3" with hands on hoods. A good position for me is with elbows forward of knees when on the hoods - no overlap. That 3" is 75mm of stem length increase - not gonna happen. Raising the stem won't help that. A setback post is only 15mm. Anyway, seems that something like a 5-8 cm longer TT is in order, depending.
I think you guys have nailed it. It simply is that the frame is too small for me. It was an absolute bargain at the time and I read that pro riders go a size smaller anyway. But I'll get measured up properly for the next one.