Originally Posted by
Schwinnrider
Very good. You're correct, of course. I was very uncomfortable on my first two road bikes. I thought, like many others, that my problem was because of the drop bar. I was wrong. The problem I had was one of fit. My bike had a very narrow anatomical drop bar set 3 inches below saddle height. My shoulder impingements and CTS didn't like that at all. Once I changed to a 46cm Nitto Noodle set at saddle height all my discomfort disappeared. More people who aren't racing should be fit this way. I have a nice upright position when I need it, but I also have usable drops when I need them.
I can imagine having a straight/flat/riser/Albatross bar on a town bike, but my road bikes will always have Noodles.
I can ride the touring all day. It really is the geometry between the bars and seat. The bike that gave me the problems and made me go for the Hybrid was really a race geometry and that was my problem.
On a side note:
Ran across a 89 SR600 C-Dale crit bike at a price I just couldn't pass on. I love this bike. It is so pretty. The older 105 group is so nice....It borders on art. Yeah it is out of date with down tube shifters, BioPace cranks but I like vintage and I'm not a have to have the latest and greatest but it was really nice for the day and the current version is getting close to a $2k bike.
It is so fast and fun to ride for about the first 20 miles. Then it becomes a evil hateful mistress that tortures my body till I can't walk and it takes two days for my back to recover.
I should sell it but it is so nice I'm trying to get use to it for my Sunday driver when I ride with my roadie buddies. Course I really do piss them off with the T700 when we hit a good hill and they can't keep up with me on my 35lb brick..
