Originally Posted by
GamblerGORD53
All you need is a bar with about 30+ degree sweep and 2" rise. What you have is what I call a broom handle. ZERO flexibility for hands or posture.
Forget the fit. One girl blogger got 4 fits to see what happens. They were ALL different. LOL
My custom has a 610 mm TT and old style chrome bars with 70d sweep and 2 1/2 rise. ZERO back pains. Yesterday I rode my 78 lb tour bike 107 miles with my SA RD5w. Only thing sore was my bum. LOL
A fair point. Bars with 2” rise and at least 30 degree sweep should resolve the reach issues, particularly the North Road/Albatross style with 70 degree sweep which has room to move hands about 7 inches from back end to forward bend. However, this change will require new housings and cables at least and maybe a change in stem length.
And you can do a fair job on saddle adjustment for this type of riding position just by the numbers: saddle tilt exactly level, keep the saddle all the way back in the seatpost and saddle height (center of bottom bracket to top of saddle measured up the seat tube) at 0.883 times PBH (pubic bone height).
Otto