G'day all
Figured with 280 days to go til first IM I should probably get comfortable on aero bars. Sadly I do not yet have a TT bike so clip ons were my only option - unfortunately I have bugger all idea of how they should be properly set up.
I have fitted them best I could, went for a short spin on the trainer, made a few adjustments and did a 3 hour ride on the weekend just gone, most of it on the aero bars and not s**t my pants in cross wind so pretty happy.
Walked away with a few questions - see images below.
1 - My left hamstring just above the knee is tender. Strained I guess. Would my seat be too high (no pink..)? Never experienced pain down that low in hamstring before.
2 - I actually felt better sitting back further on the seat than is shown in the images, arms at greater than 90 degrees (ie: more stretched out) But in this instance, Im back behind the bottom bracket even further. Should I move seat forwards, get longer stem?
2a- If I stay as is - if i point my toes whilst pedaling, my knees hit my elbows.
3 - I might just not be used to it, but being so narrow with my elbows put a burn just behind the back of my shoulders/top of triceps. Do you start off wide and bring them in incrementally or just harden up and get used to it?
4 - Im also not low enough...(note - camera is horizontal from top tube, so I may be lower than it appears)
So apart from cleaning the crap out of my garage... What would you advise?
Thanking your collective wisdom in advance
Andrew
Figured with 280 days to go til first IM I should probably get comfortable on aero bars. Sadly I do not yet have a TT bike so clip ons were my only option - unfortunately I have bugger all idea of how they should be properly set up.
I have fitted them best I could, went for a short spin on the trainer, made a few adjustments and did a 3 hour ride on the weekend just gone, most of it on the aero bars and not s**t my pants in cross wind so pretty happy.
Walked away with a few questions - see images below.
1 - My left hamstring just above the knee is tender. Strained I guess. Would my seat be too high (no pink..)? Never experienced pain down that low in hamstring before.
2 - I actually felt better sitting back further on the seat than is shown in the images, arms at greater than 90 degrees (ie: more stretched out) But in this instance, Im back behind the bottom bracket even further. Should I move seat forwards, get longer stem?
2a- If I stay as is - if i point my toes whilst pedaling, my knees hit my elbows.
3 - I might just not be used to it, but being so narrow with my elbows put a burn just behind the back of my shoulders/top of triceps. Do you start off wide and bring them in incrementally or just harden up and get used to it?
4 - Im also not low enough...(note - camera is horizontal from top tube, so I may be lower than it appears)
So apart from cleaning the crap out of my garage... What would you advise?
Thanking your collective wisdom in advance
Andrew
