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Another female pro cyclist ditches her beautiful Italian carbon frame in favour of one that fits her better. Good on her!
Here is my FB rant on the topic:
If I were an agent, I would advise my athletes never to compromise their position or saddle selection. If this is the real story, then good on Hayley Simmonds for telling the bike manufacturers (and pro teams) to piss off!
"Beautiful carbon" is the one thing that's most responsible for riders -- especially women -- being poorly positioned on their bikes. Most bike manufacturers think they know position. They usually don't. And they should stay away from constraining bike position decisions. Anything past the steer tube should belong to the bike positioning coach (and the aerodynamicist tagging along for the ride).
Manufacturers: just make sure you give us properly measured bike geometry using standard dimensions (frame stack and reach). Leave the rest to the fitters and aero positioning people, please. And we'd also like 650c frames back, please. Many of the smaller women are very compromised on their bikes.
Or keep doing what you're doing and risk getting your bikes thrown back in your faces like Simmonds and Villumsen just did.
AndyF
bike geek
Another female pro cyclist ditches her beautiful Italian carbon frame in favour of one that fits her better. Good on her!
Here is my FB rant on the topic:
If I were an agent, I would advise my athletes never to compromise their position or saddle selection. If this is the real story, then good on Hayley Simmonds for telling the bike manufacturers (and pro teams) to piss off!
"Beautiful carbon" is the one thing that's most responsible for riders -- especially women -- being poorly positioned on their bikes. Most bike manufacturers think they know position. They usually don't. And they should stay away from constraining bike position decisions. Anything past the steer tube should belong to the bike positioning coach (and the aerodynamicist tagging along for the ride).
Manufacturers: just make sure you give us properly measured bike geometry using standard dimensions (frame stack and reach). Leave the rest to the fitters and aero positioning people, please. And we'd also like 650c frames back, please. Many of the smaller women are very compromised on their bikes.
Or keep doing what you're doing and risk getting your bikes thrown back in your faces like Simmonds and Villumsen just did.
AndyF
bike geek