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Old 10-09-09 | 11:21 AM
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But that does bring up something: Why hasn't anyone commented on the cleat position?
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Old 10-09-09 | 11:28 AM
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trick of the eye or are you really oddly proportioned?
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Old 10-09-09 | 11:31 AM
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perfect, you look super aero and ready for an ironman. your T2 time will be faster than anyones, if you make the cutoff. lol
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Old 10-09-09 | 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by coasting
trick of the eye or are you really oddly proportioned?
Probably a little bit of both in that particular pic, but I am very oddly proportioned. I have a very short inseam (30") for my height (5'11), and that is compounded by extremely long thighs and short shins, and my neck is also longer than average. Fitting onto a stock frame is a PIA, as is evident by my bike (not the one in the pic) when you realize I don't have the seatpost out very much, but I have a setback post with the saddle all the way back.
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Old 10-09-09 | 11:35 AM
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head a little lower now that i look at it again. you should also put your helmet on, it could change everything i just said.
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Old 10-09-09 | 11:50 AM
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then again riding without a helmet may help. you have a natural vortex generator, so it might work to your advantage.

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