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Old 07-30-08 | 08:25 AM
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From: between Milwaukee and Sheboygan in Wisconsin

Bikes: 1995 Trek 520 is the current primary bike.

Originally Posted by screaminDOHC
Maybe a more comfortable saddle?
Comfort relates more to fit than to what most people define comfort as. Measure your sitbones and pick a saddle from there that fits. I used to sit on a wet newspaper, or sit on an old high density sleeping/camping foam pad and then get up and measure the indentation. There are some web sites that will help you to convert your sitbone spacing to a relative saddle width.



For the extra bottle cages you could check the ones Harris carries:
http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/accessories.html#bottles

Looks like they have one to clamp onto the handlebars and another option to clamp anywhere.

Nashbar as several options as well:
http://www.nashbar.com/results.cfm?c...0and%20Bottles

REI even has several options to choose from:
http://www.rei.com/category/4927688

Any decent LBS should also be able to come up with something.

As to bike sizing, I tend to size bikes based on the top tube for comfort, then the seat tube for functionality. I just picked up a 1989 LeTour, pics in a recent thread, and it's a hair tall but fits my torso well, I can stand over the top tube without hurting myself.
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