So back to triathlon after 4 years off getting fat and lazy. Bought a cheap do-up Felt DA 2014 and hoping to get some recommendations on bike fit.
Details:
- Height: 178cm (5 ft 10)
- Inseam: 79cm
- No issues with back. Flexible hamstrings. Mildly tight hip flexors but stretch them a bit and not overly bad.
- Distance from pedal to middle of saddle following the down tube angle: 91.9 cm
- Distance from the tip of the saddle to the centre of the steerer tube bolt hole measured horizontally: 43.3 cm
- Bike - Felt DA 2014 - 54 medium
- Stem - Bayonet fixed stem 100mm 60 degrees
- Bar - old Bayonet 3 with Profile design T2 bars moved as far forward as I can. No more room to move arm pads. Arm pads angled down about a cm.
- Saddle - Specialized Sitero
- Crank - 172.5 (same as my road bike)
I've copied the distance from pedal to saddle and from tip of saddle to steerer tube from measurements I had on my old bike which was a Felt B12. However the saddle on the B12 was a Adamo prologue and the B12 had a normal stem that I think extended my reach a bit more. The current fixed stem is tall but stubby. Overall, it feels ok, but maybe a bit bunched. Also, there seems to be a bit of rocking in the video from rear.
Hoping to get general feedback on fit and also if my ideas for upgrades are ok.
Proposed changes are:
- Get a new fixed stem which will be 100mm x 30 degrees. I calculate this to be 3cm longer and 3cm lower.
- Get Cee Gees pads which will probably give me about .5cm higher pads.
- Change to some T1 bars with ski bend. Push out 3cm reach wise. I can buy the profile design riser if I'm dropping too much with the new stem.
- Will soon change to a new crankset and thinking 165cm.
So here are the photos and videos.
Videos:
SIDE OF BIKE TAKE 2 - Dropped Saddle 19mm to 90cm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwfRxKoGTi8
Photos