Am I too upright in the front, I just ordered a carbon x bar so I want to make some adjustments, if needed
http://www.trinewbies.com/phorum2/photos/show-album.asp?albumid=343&photoid=1713
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Please don’t take this the wrong way…damn, you need a fairing for those huge shoulders and upper arms!! Looks like a brick wall!! : )
The Carbon X bars aren’t really known for their adjustability. The integrated stem could be a limiting factor. Then again, they may fit you just right. Good luck.
Andy
I am loosing some of that, I used to body build so I carry allot of muscle but have very low body fat
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Holy cosmetic bulk batman…
The guy may not be aero, but he should be able to have all the tribabes hanginig off those huge biceps post race in the Tzone.
Dev
would you have a side view? Can’t see past those shoulders to check the back. Arms and width look right
wow! not to be cynical, but you are huge. damn…good for you!
Anyway, it’s tough to tell from this view, but it looks like you could go a little lower for sure. I would not say much. Also, the saddle looks either, a little too low or your frame might be a tad too big. It is hard to tell based on the front pic. But all in all, I’d say your front position does not look TOO high.
For sure what you should do is get a professional fitting once you get your new aerobars. Make sure that you have them evaluate your* seat height, cleat position, and bar height/length amongst many things*…
Best of luck!
when you say cleat position do you mean the distance from the cranks
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Cleats can be moved into various positions of comfort and power on the bottom of the shoes. the best position for me is all the way forward. I have large feet (US13) and like to use my calves for extra power in the pedal stroke.
Others do not.
Generally, though, I think the tendency by most fitters is to put the pedal axle just under and a tad to the rear of the ball of the foot.
It looks like you’re doing curls with your aerobars. Be sure to relax your hands and arms. No need to expend the extra energy. On the other hand, if you have to ride gripping like that, there’s probably some problem with your position (are you sliding forward on your saddle?). A side view would be very helpful.
IF the camera is level with your head, you can see the top of your ear is higher than your back. Lots of people try to make sure that your ear is lower than the highest part of your back. I think that is a generalization, because you don’t pedal with your ear, and some people have low-set ears…Ha. However, if you feel you are too high, I doubt many people would disagree with you. In fact I’ll you don’t have too many people disagree with you on many subjects!
On the good side, you will get faster in this sport as you lose the mass of gym goodies…it’s just physics…it takes X amount of work to haul Y amount of weight up a hill, decrease Y and X decreases, too.
You can say that. But more importanlty is the position of the cleat in conjunctionn to your foot. It is hard to do this yourself, but generally you will have the best results by placing the cleat on the shoe under the ball of your foot. General rule of thumb is to use a plum line and line up the lateral knee bone plum to the ball of the foot while your feet are in shoes and clipped in the pedal. This can be done using a side mirror, but it is really recomended that you get on good professional fit to dial you in properly.
Sorry you sent a picture of the HULK riding your bike! Try to resend your picture : )
Heck with aero just tell everyone NOT to pass! Who’s going to argue
I have heard you want to keep you arms at a 90 degree angle? I think I am stretched a little too much if that is true.
With an athlete as large as you AND looking at your hand position, I would say you need to move the seat forward. This will spread your weight more evenly, since there’s a lot of it on the rear. Moving your seat forward will also spread some of your weight over the meatiest part of your forearms. This should make riding more comfortable. Hard to tell for sure without a side (profile) shot. Also you need to relax and not clench the bars so tightly. Ideally, you should be able to be in the aero position and be balanced enough that you do not even have to hold the shifter bars. With a guy your size, you don’t need to waste any needless energy. You need all the energy you can get (save) to push that body. For a muscular guy, your form looks pretty good from that photo.
should I try swinging the seat around, I ride a P3 and they have those seat posts that you can rotate to get you more forward
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It depends…Do you know your femur and tibia length?
You could spin the seat around, making the angle steeper and shortening the distance to your bars. I am very familiar with Cervelo bikes. I have had a total of 7, and currently own 2 P2Ks. Be careful of the distance from the back of your elbow to the closest your knee comes to hitting it. You don’t want to be hitting each other. If you do spin the seat around, make sure you mark the rail and take measurements so can you can get it back to where it was if you decide to go back (normal seat head setup). Just a dot of touch-up paint works well here. I use tiny dots of paint and then just match them up.
Small world, I saw your photo from Gary’s triathlon before you posted it on Slowtwitch. I was supposed to do that race, but I couldn’t make it due to a wedding I had to attend. I’m sure I’ll see you out there. I’m doing Gary’s DUathlon on Saturday in Polk City. Maybe see you there?
I wish I could I wont be racing again till his June race, unless I can find something in May that fits my schedule. Let me know if you know of anything good in the beginning or end or May.