sweet looking bike! I love that silver paint. Definitely a ride worth showing off!

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Doesn't look too bad, but were you pedaling or coasting past your photographer? Being under load makes a difference.

Either your photog has impeccable timing, or you sort of faked this shot. It's pretty difficult to get a fair analysis without a trainer to ride hard on.

Nice house.

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I was coasting. Don't have a trainer yet. How hard should I be pedaling? I can try to get an action pic but may be hard.
Thanks

Do you have access to either a digital video camera, or can your camera do a short video clip?

If so, it may be easiest to find a short loop (a block or so) and ride around it, with your photographer/videographer capturing you each time you go past. Do a few laps, see which comes out best (take photos and video) and post up the best one you've got.

[reply]Nice house.[/reply]
Thanks, it's actually my office. We wanted employees to feel at home though and provided a really nice environment . People actually want to come to work and I think a part of this is due to the facilities.

I'd clean up that crap on the curb......looks bad.......bike and position look good.

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Any other ideas? I am specifically wondering about seat height and the angle of the aero bars. I was fit in the shop then had the bike shipped to me. I put the bars on and was wondering if they look like they are verticle or if they should be adjusted.

Thanks,
Jeff

The bars look like they are tilted down a little bit. Does it feel like they are? Maybe tilt them up a touch. Also can you move the arm rest back towards the saddle at all? It looks like you are kind of choking up on the extensions and your arms look kind of cramped.

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Mountain bike shoes/pedals?!

By the way, you seem to be concerned about your seat being too low, I don't think it is. The leg looks a little flexed but I don't think you are at exactly 6 o'clock on your pedal stroke so I think it looks about right.

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Looks like the lawn could use a weeding. Bike color is sweet.....

Your shorts are too long. Jersey is too loose. Style, dude.

You also need more shrubbery.

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[reply]The bars look like they are tilted down a little bit. Does it feel like they are? Maybe tilt them up a touch. Also can you move the arm rest back towards the saddle at all? It looks like you are kind of choking up on the extensions and your arms look kind of cramped.[/reply]

I was trying to avoid looking like the guy with his bars pointing at the sky. Sometimes I feel like I'm sliding a little but I thought that might be due to getting used to being in the aero position.

[reply]Your shorts are too long. Jersey is too loose. Style, dude.

You also need more shrubbery.[/reply]

Cut me some slack. I'm about due for some new riding duds I know. All my stuff isn't fitting so well but I'm transitioning from a 375 lbs. body to hopefully 170 lbs. body. If I bought new riding gear for every 10 lbs. lost I'd be a poor bastard...well actually I am a poor bastard but still...
And regarding my shrubbery, I thought it was the cool thing on ST to be shaved....er ....were you talking about the landscaping?

If you feel like you are sliding forward then definitely tild them up a little. You look better than most people so no worries, just get comfy.

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Looks like the rear quick release is pointed straight up? No, no.

Congrats on the weight loss. Landscaping can help more with that.

Wrong type shoes, but they do color coordinate well.

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[reply]Looks like the rear quick release is pointed straight up? No, no.

Congrats on the weight loss. Landscaping can help more with that.

Wrong type shoes, but they do color coordinate well.[/reply]

Thanks,
I know about the shoes. I have always used mtb pedals worried about my excess weight and road pedals. I am now just under 200 lbs. and am thinking of getting a new set of pedals/shoes. I've heard eggbeaters have a recommended limit of 185 lbs. Anyone know if this is true?

I'd second on considering tilting the aerobars up slightly. It might make it more comfortable for longer distances, since your elbows are slightly higher than your hands right now. I experiment with this a lot before settling on a particular position.

Don't move your seat down regardless of what people say here. It's a fast way to patellar tendonitis, and your left knee in that pic looks pretty tightly flexed. Just ride for a bit and make sure you aren't pointing your toes down...or rocking your hips from side to side as you pedal. Otherwise it's just the spacers that you can delete as you get accustomed to riding lower.

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