Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
I think that looks pretty good. I still think a little longer stem would be good, but this is OK. Something sure looks different. Posture, position on saddle, hands? Or maybe not a longer stem, just move the saddle back until your hands feel light on the bars, or until you can briefly take your hands off the bars while riding and not slide forward on the saddle.
Originally Posted by
woodcraft
If you like it, ride it.
I'd try the saddle down & back a bit.
I had that kind of set up BITD, maybe 4" of seatpost showing.
No pics yet, but I tried rolling my hips forward. At first, it was crushing my testicles and I couldn't breathe, but I moved the saddle backward and tweaked the angle until that didn't hurt anymore and I was able to move my testicles out from underneath and off to one side. Is that common, moving them to the side? To maintain that posture, I have to pull back on the bars a little when accelerating while seated to resist sliding off the back of the saddle. Does that sound right, or maybe went too far? I've always either had to push down and/or forward on my handlebars, so pulling is counterintuitive. If I didn't mention earlier in the post, I'm still pretty new to riding a road bike. It seems like it might be helpful for me to pick up a cheap trainer.