Gaal Yahas ([info]gaal) wrote,
@ 2009-06-03 22:53:00
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Pics of new bike
From roo's fixie—click for more shaky pics

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[info]shayel
2009-06-24 08:16 am UTC (link)
Road bike geometry does takes getting used to.

I found that the harder you push the pedals, the more comfortable it becomes. As you produce more power, you tend to pull on the bars rather than rest your weight on them, which agrees with more drop. Most of your weight is on the legs, so a minimalist, rock-hard saddle becomes perferable, and you sit further forward on the saddle, which agrees with a longer top tube.

As I'm both impatient and stupid, I always push almost as hard as I can, so such a geometry suits me even when riding to the supermarket, though I do have much less drop on my commuter (~4cm vs ~10cm on my roadie,) to make it easier to look around when riding in dense traffic.

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[info]gaal
2009-06-24 11:05 am UTC (link)
Yup, fully respect that, but as I said, we have different styles/needs.

I dig the hard saddle argument. Hence, leather.

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