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2010-05-27 10:07 AM
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Subject: RE: Critique my fit - oh man this feels weird
Sorry I have no input for you - but I was going to do the same thing. I did that race as well. Maybe you could critique mine?

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2010-05-27 10:09 AM
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Subject: RE: Critique my fit - oh man this feels weird
It looks pretty good from this picture.  Your fit is close, so are at the point where only a fitter can help refine it.
2010-05-27 10:10 AM
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Subject: RE: Critique my fit - oh man this feels weird
Your helmet is too pointy!
2010-05-27 10:26 AM
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Subject: RE: Critique my fit - oh man this feels weird
I agree with you about Orbeas.

Just curious, how close does your knee get to your elbows?

Sounds like you had a a great race..congrats~

I'll let better fit experts chime in...how did you come up with your fit as it is now?
2010-05-27 10:38 AM
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Subject: RE: Critique my fit - oh man this feels weird
Move the seat up and you'll automatically lengthen the cockpit, which means you'll have to mover farther forward on the saddle.  Maybe give it a try and see how you feel?


2010-05-27 1:25 PM
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Subject: RE: Critique my fit - oh man this feels weird

Well.... in my opinion, I think you're probably right on both accounts.

It looks to me that your seat may be a hair high.  And I do think that you're riding too far back.

2 cents on that. 

The fix?   You're kidding us, right?  If your seat is too low and too far back, then trying raising it (a hair) and moving it forward.  :-)

The only thing that I have to add is that if you move yourself up and forward, you may then find you need to remove a spacer from your stem.  Personally speaking, I make those changes in 2.5mm increments. 

2010-05-27 2:22 PM
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Subject: RE: Critique my fit - oh man this feels weird
It almost seems like that bike is too small for you, but it's tough to tell..

 Even though you have some drop there you still seem pretty upright and exposed to the wind with your head/shoulders a tad high.  Maybe you just need more cockpit space which could be a combo of moving the saddle/base bar around some. 

Even though you seem to be sitting far back I'd try to move the saddle forward and raise it a touch (you knee angel looks like it can handle it) and drop your front end (can't see the spacers well).   That should get you rotating forward and into a little better of position




2010-05-27 4:52 PM
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Subject: RE: Critique my fit - oh man this feels weird
I think it's a nice fit and congrats on the AG win!

A few questions/comments:

1. Have you considered rotating forward a little, i.e, lowering the front and sitting a little forward? You're a young guy and could probably benefit from a more aggressive position.

2. Ordus offer 2 seat tube angles, don't they, 74 and 76? Which seat tube angle were you using?

3. I don't see any of the saddle behind your a--. I ride with more saddle sticking out of the back.
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