Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,172
Likes: 6,393
From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
You accomplished the goal, so good for you!
Things to check:
When I see a saddle pointed down, I usually suspect that the saddle is too high. That's the main reason people tilt theirs down. Try sitting on the bike while holding yourself up with one hand on a wall or something. Put your HEELS on the pedals (not the way you ride). Pedal backwards. Do your hips rock? If so, your saddle is too high.
I love saving money as much as everyone else, but I discovered the hard way that lights are not a great way to save money unless you ride at night minimally. I finally spent the big bucks and wish I had done it sooner.
But saving money on everything else, yeah, if it works, it's excellent. And you have steel fenders!