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Forum: Fitting Your Bike
09-28-23, 11:19 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,194
Posted By oldbobcat

The idea of the Whole Earth Catalog was to show...

The idea of the Whole Earth Catalog was to show you where to find resources for getting started in a new activity. It was not meant to be a bible. Of course, some contributors, especially in the...
Forum: Fitting Your Bike
09-28-23, 11:04 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,194
Posted By oldbobcat

I was working with an edition from around 1970...

I was working with an edition from around 1970 when I started. Road bicycles were not as differentiated. Professional bike fitting did not exist. Mass-market touring bikes did not exist except for...
Forum: Fitting Your Bike
09-28-23, 09:49 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,194
Posted By oldbobcat

In terms of the bikes themselves, that...

In terms of the bikes themselves, that distinction hardly existed in the '60s until 1970 or so. Racing bikes were built with eyelets and clearances for winter training tubulars and fenders....
Forum: Fitting Your Bike
09-26-23, 08:26 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,194
Posted By oldbobcat

It was 1970. The friends who got me into cycling...

It was 1970. The friends who got me into cycling were AYH tourist types. Eugene Sloane's "Complete Book of Bicycling" was our bible, and that was his rule. Also, the Whole Earth Catalog. Sloane also...
Forum: Fitting Your Bike
09-25-23, 08:40 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,194
Posted By oldbobcat

And the handlebar stem should be level with the...

And the handlebar stem should be level with the saddle.

The shop owner who put me on my first bike had the perspicacity to ignore them. After a couple years of riding I began to understand why,...
Forum: Fitting Your Bike
09-20-23, 07:53 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,194
Posted By oldbobcat

A bogus fit "rule." Set the saddle height and...

A bogus fit "rule." Set the saddle height and setback for pedaling efficiency and balance over the feet when pushing down on the pedals. Set the handlebar reach and height to where your hands want to...
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