I am already sorry for this question, since I am no expert in the fitting process and I am prepared to be called an idiot.
Just assume I would like to replicate my current position or a fit to another or new bike.
Please correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the pad reach a useless concept? Reading about bike fitting it seems that the longitudinal position of the pads under your arms does large not matter. You can have them under your elbows or forearms and nothing would change.
What determines my positions is either the location of my elbows (which might be unsupported in the air) or that of my hands which should grab the end or my extensions with shifters.
So, wouldn't be the length of the extensions a more suitable metric than pad reach?
Just assume I would like to replicate my current position or a fit to another or new bike.
Please correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the pad reach a useless concept? Reading about bike fitting it seems that the longitudinal position of the pads under your arms does large not matter. You can have them under your elbows or forearms and nothing would change.
What determines my positions is either the location of my elbows (which might be unsupported in the air) or that of my hands which should grab the end or my extensions with shifters.
So, wouldn't be the length of the extensions a more suitable metric than pad reach?