You could go to a shop and have them fit you (which is going to cost some money, as much as $300+) or you can try to work through it on your own. I wouldn't do anything arbitrarily, though. IMO, the bars are the last thing that you adjust - you power the bike through the pedals, so let your feet and legs dictate where your hips and ass need to be (saddle position) to work efficiently, and then let your saddle position/flexibility/core strength dictate where your bars need to be.

Welcome and have fun.

raise the seat up,take out all the spacers, flip the stem and cut the steerer tube down. The white garage door is good. No bottles in cages. put the chain on the large chainring in the front and the small cog in the back. properly position the crank and wheels. Move speed sensor to non-drive side. black bartape. and take the picture from a much lower angle. Then they can start to truly critique your hotness or lack thereof.

It could just be that it's too big for him and even with the bars that high, he's pretty stretched out. But there's no way to tell based on a picture of a bike, especially with a n00b.

I think the paintjob and red bits make this bike look pretty awesome... Thumbs up HOT!

I think white hoods would looks great on this bike...

my first hot, and a thumbs up. thanks milkbaby.
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...psaffc8c67.jpg

HOTTT... The Busyman customized saddle and bartape are awesome too!

Actually, I picked this bike up used locally and never adjusted a thing. Have been riding it with no issues, but after this thread I will look into making some adjustments...Thanks for the info

Dont take this thread personally, but take some of the info seriously. If you are new to cycling, it may feel ok to you now, but you dont really know what you're looking for. Taking it to a bike shop for a fitting can be a great way to get you in the generally correct position. From there you can make small adjustments to make it fit better for you. This thread is specifically about how the bike looks, not how it fits for you.

that being said, as of now, its a not for me. I know the bike is being photographed at a weird angle, but those bars are hideous. bars being higher than saddle automatically gives this a not no matter what.

I have never, not once, seen a speed sensor on a front fork on the NDS.

I raised an eyebrow on that too.

Your garage doors are silly.
Bike? To much red (saddle and tape). Otherwise hot.

De Rosa is sweet. Felt not so much.

Appreciate all the feedback.
Now that I've gone EPS with the Noah Pro, I'm planning to do the same with the De Rosa and build it up with Record EPS.

Ditto: Once they started doing the "squiggly" forks and seatstays, it made them slightly butt-ugly. Wiggo sure knows how to ride one though!:speedy:

we'll try this again with a better pic, I think.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d6...ps354dfb36.jpg

It's not a garage door. It's way better.

Hot.

Still no Vuitton Louis water bottles. Nope.

I like the BMC. Looks different and the splash of color looks cool. HOT.

I totally dig the BMC, screw the haters.

Where you at in PHX?

vicey is still a fatty....whoops mean to say bmc is still a fatty :P

that was on Central and about Dobbins heading home from Around The Mountain.

...way down there!

I'm way up next to Lake Pleasant, on the upside, not a bad place to ride a bike.

must be lonely

I dig it! Hot

better picture allows me to retract my earlier critique ref having tail dragged in a vat of highway striping paint...enough black plastic showing to warrant very nearly hot from me...