tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27148342.post4028821102810487783..comments2023-10-12T08:08:57.087-04:00Comments on Il Bruce: ReachIl Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069926743192209816noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27148342.post-49928541202305996112009-01-26T11:14:00.000-05:002009-01-26T11:14:00.000-05:00I thought about sliding the seat back a touch but ...I thought about sliding the seat back a touch but I felt too far forward when on the tops. I don't know if I will push myself back onto the saddle or just balance on the nose too much.<BR/><BR/>Dropping the bars does seem push the butt back a bit.<BR/>The ride of the Soma is very nice a lot better over the EP potholes than the straight gauge Surly. Only saved about a pound but the wheels are a touch heavier.Il Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069926743192209816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27148342.post-55245962392169340432009-01-26T11:04:00.000-05:002009-01-26T11:04:00.000-05:00Modern hoods (Shimano anyway) are so much bigger t...Modern hoods (Shimano anyway) are so much bigger than the old-style, they give you a few cm of additional reach when on the hoods. Of course bars have changed to and may not reach forward as much as Cinelli 66's.<BR/><BR/>I struggle with the same issues though. I like the bike to fit when I stand and am on the hoods. If the bars are too high then my arms aren't extended and I feel I have less power climbing. If the stem is too short my knees can hit the bar sometimes.<BR/><BR/>I'm not as low as many of my peers though. I think you are correct, being too high is a correction for other problems most of the time.<BR/><BR/><BR/>There was a recent discussion on velopicedesalon about fore/aft seat position and it's relationship to the bars. Like many other riders, I've migrated my position up and forward from the old slam-back style. One of the guys on the VS forum questions that and suggests good fore/aft and reach is achieved when you can spin a medium gear up hill with your hands off the bars, hovering just a half inch over the tops, without feeling strain in your core. It goes something like if you are falling forward you're too far forward and but if you are stable in the saddle without straining your core then you are OK. It sort of makes sense to me and I'm combining that with how I feel standing (the most often neglected aspect of fit) to judge my positions on my various bikes.<BR/><BR/>Peter White also has some good points on fit on his page.solobreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10746976531739827476noreply@blogger.com