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Hoodoo
Apr 4, 19 4:48
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I'm 6' 1/2'' and seeking an aggressive position for IM. Actually, I have 12.5cm drop (from saddle nose to top of pad).

I think my elbow pads spacing is quite narrow (15cm center to center of pad).

Where should I start from with drop measurement ?

Riding a 56cm P5-3 with AlphaX and 165mm cranks.

Cheers !
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ericMPro
Apr 4, 19 5:07
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what's your saddle height? Center of BB to top center of saddle.

Hoodoo wrote:
I'm 6' 1/2'' and seeking an aggressive position for IM. Actually, I have 12.5cm drop (from saddle nose to top of pad).

I think my elbow pads spacing is quite narrow (15cm center to center of pad).

Where should I start from with drop measurement ?

Riding a 56cm P5-3 with AlphaX and 165mm cranks.

Cheers !
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Hoodoo
Apr 4, 19 5:17
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81.5cm



ericMPro wrote:
what's your saddle height? Center of BB to top center of saddle.

Hoodoo wrote:
I'm 6' 1/2'' and seeking an aggressive position for IM. Actually, I have 12.5cm drop (from saddle nose to top of pad).

I think my elbow pads spacing is quite narrow (15cm center to center of pad).

Where should I start from with drop measurement ?

Riding a 56cm P5-3 with AlphaX and 165mm cranks.

Cheers !
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ericMPro
Apr 4, 19 6:51
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with a saddle height of 81.5cm you'd expect to have about 17cm of drop for riders in the fat part of the bell curve.

Hoodoo wrote:
81.5cm



ericMPro wrote:
what's your saddle height? Center of BB to top center of saddle.

Hoodoo wrote:
I'm 6' 1/2'' and seeking an aggressive position for IM. Actually, I have 12.5cm drop (from saddle nose to top of pad).

I think my elbow pads spacing is quite narrow (15cm center to center of pad).

Where should I start from with drop measurement ?

Riding a 56cm P5-3 with AlphaX and 165mm cranks.

Cheers !
Eric Reid AeroFit | Instagram Portfolio
Aerodynamic Retul Bike Fitting

“You are experiencing the criminal coverup of a foreign backed fascist hostile takeover of a mafia shakedown of an authoritarian religious slow motion coup. Persuade people to vote for Democracy.”
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Hoodoo
Apr 4, 19 7:00
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I'll try to get rid of the 4cm spacers and see how it feels on the trainer. Maybe in 2 / 2cm steps ? Or should I go for the big change before I start to get outside ?

I'm not that «fat» at 165 ! :)



ericMPro wrote:
with a saddle height of 81.5cm you'd expect to have about 17cm of drop for riders in the fat part of the bell curve.

Hoodoo wrote:
81.5cm



ericMPro wrote:
what's your saddle height? Center of BB to top center of saddle.

Hoodoo wrote:
I'm 6' 1/2'' and seeking an aggressive position for IM. Actually, I have 12.5cm drop (from saddle nose to top of pad).

I think my elbow pads spacing is quite narrow (15cm center to center of pad).

Where should I start from with drop measurement ?

Riding a 56cm P5-3 with AlphaX and 165mm cranks.

Cheers !
Last edited by: Hoodoo: Apr 4, 19 7:10
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ericMPro
Apr 4, 19 7:11
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I'm not saying you need to remove spacers and get lower, I'm saying that you're not average at the moment. It could work for you. Hard to tell without pictures

Hoodoo wrote:
I'll try to get rid of the 4cm spacers and see how it feels on the trainer. Maybe in 2 / 2cm steps ? Or should I go for the big change before I start to get outside ?



ericMPro wrote:
with a saddle height of 81.5cm you'd expect to have about 17cm of drop for riders in the fat part of the bell curve.

Hoodoo wrote:
81.5cm



ericMPro wrote:
what's your saddle height? Center of BB to top center of saddle.

Hoodoo wrote:
I'm 6' 1/2'' and seeking an aggressive position for IM. Actually, I have 12.5cm drop (from saddle nose to top of pad).

I think my elbow pads spacing is quite narrow (15cm center to center of pad).

Where should I start from with drop measurement ?

Riding a 56cm P5-3 with AlphaX and 165mm cranks.

Cheers !
Eric Reid AeroFit | Instagram Portfolio
Aerodynamic Retul Bike Fitting

“You are experiencing the criminal coverup of a foreign backed fascist hostile takeover of a mafia shakedown of an authoritarian religious slow motion coup. Persuade people to vote for Democracy.”
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MattyK
Apr 4, 19 16:00
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ericMPro wrote:
I'm not saying you need to remove spacers and get lower, I'm saying that you're not average at the moment. It could work for you. Hard to tell without pictures
This. Pictures/video please
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