Originally Posted by jcm
jbrams:
Congratulations on the weight loss. I've lost 50lbs in the past 1-1/2 years.
Right back at you, good work being consistent over such a long period; I hope I can do the same.
Originally Posted by jcm
A note on the bar position relative to your posture: Be aware that the old Brit 3-speeds were very short in the cockpit compared to more recent bikes. Not only did they have very short stems, but they had short top tubes as well. That means that your present posture is not as upright as you may think - it just feels that way because of the sudden change. If you stretch out the setup, you may negate the advantages of a more ergo bar by actually putting the weight right back where you didn't want it. You'll likely find that the single hand position on NR's works against you.
That makes sense, I'll keep the current stem, but I think the problem may be that the angle of the grips relative to the ground is too flat -- I'm going to move angle of the grips down (i.e., center of handlebars same height, ends of handlebars lower). My hands were rotated forward a bit more than was natural though it would have been closer to natural if I were sitting VERY upright. I don't think I'll get a chance to do more than a couple miles tonight, reporting back soon.
Originally Posted by jcm
My setup is an adjustable stem, but it is set at about 80mm, which puts the middle of the grips in a line crossing thru the quill. My spine is about the same angle as the seat stays - not bolt upright
I'm looking at getting a Jamis Coda (you probably already knew since you've been so helpful on each of my threads) which comes with an adjustable stem - I understand they're not the best for weight or for hard riding, but for my purposes and given my fit problems, I'm really looking forward to having this as another option.
That being said,
do you know if the shifters and brakes that come on the Jamis coda's flat bars will work on the North Road or similar bars?