Is it just me or...
 

The seat position is wayyyyyy too high on the pics :
http://www.bianchiusa.com/bikes/road/steel/

:twitchy:

Must be one gigantic seat post if it's inserted below the insert minimum line.

LOL http://pinarello.com/eng/diesel_only_the_brave_acid.php

Nah, it's that the bar position is so low. Hoods are the new drops. ;)

It's the new fad.

I think RatFink might find that sort of set up to his liking.

Maybe the guy that set up the bikes only had experience with compact frames.......
That does look crazy high to me....

Chombi

most of the bikes i see in C V appear to me to have the seat too low and the bars too high

It's called French fit. Everyone is different. I don't race and don't like much saddle to bar drop.

The seatpost does look high, but I can't help but agree that this is the case in a lot of C&V bikes on the forum. Could be because the average age on here is older than other boards, the wider variety in bikes, and/or the wider variety in types of riding (i.e. not everyone is setting up to race).

Something I've never understood: if the purpose of a sloping toptube is to get the bars higher, why are they using a foot of seatpost?

Some say it results in a stiffer bike but I also think manufacturers selling just three sizes of frames (Small, Medium and Large) has something to do with it.....:rolleyes:

Chombi

http://www.bianchiusa.com/typo3temp/pics/e9e639616b.jpg

something has to be wrong with this one though... you can't seriously ride in that position, can you ? imagine reaching for the DT shifters (cause this bike comes with DT shifters)

What is curious though, is that of the total biking population very few actually race. So while this set-up maybe condusive to racing, it probably isn't best for the typical weekend/rec rider - yet these are the people these bikes are marketed and sold to. Ultimately I think folks here are just a bit more honest with themselves.

I completely agree.

that does look like quite a stretch

It's only extreme if they ride their drops like that.
(Riding the hoods is like taking 5-6 inches off a seat post.)

No, I think it's a fashion thing. Extreme seat to bars drop appears to be a hipster requirement lately.

That fit would be pretty atypical even amongst pro-tour riders - you have to have pretty long arms for that to work. Bikes like that always look better with the rider (assuming it's a good fit) on them, then they tend to make sense. Have you guys seen Ryan Trebon's bike (see below)? Bianchi went a little too extreme and I agree that this was for fashion - they could have taken the saddles down a few inches and still had the bikes look pro.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=248387

My fit isn't too far off what's been shown in this thread. I'm a fast commuter, and I ride on the drops ~90% of the time. For me, the saddle to bar drop is a matter of practicality and comfort, not style.
Obviously, the sloping top tube bikes tend to exaggerate the amount of exposed seatpost; you have to take that into account.

When your styling, when your styling, the whole world styles with you...

Agreed.

Oldsters like me love comfy steel bicycles.

A lot.

That is a bit excessive but newer bars and levers are different. I run 120mm of drop on a modern bike and it's pretty comfortable. My classics are 0-75mm usually.