jkhayc wrote:
For you to achieve a good "TT/Tri" position you are going to have to do a few things: 1) Test a different saddle
Ideally one that allows you to roll your hips forward and around your seat bones and also allows for solely bony pressure (on your seat bones) and not your soft tissue.
2) Get your hips more forward horizontally
See #1 for main way to accomplish this
3) Increase your armpad reach quite a bit
Longer stem, move armpads forward, etc. This will probably need to be quite a few centimeters, however. Like, rough guess...5cm or more?
These things will rotate your body around your bottom bracket, getting you more forward (/steeper) and longer. This opening of your hip angle will also allow you to eventually go lower, if you want to.
Thanks for your response!
Would it also help a bit if I would tilt the saddle downwards a bit to get my hips to roll forward? I still have a 130mm stem that I got with the bike so I can try that out right now if I want.