I feel too stretched out on my bike. I’ve already moved the seat all the way forward. I think I may need to purchase a new stem. Mine is currently 120 mm. I have links to 2 videos on youtube plus I’ll post some pictures below. Can you critique my set up? Thank you very much.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwam9Xh34KU&feature=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJBM5F6oc5I&feature=channel_page
and I can’t find out how to upload images, do I have to put them on a website like photobucket first?
and I can’t find out how to upload images, do I have to put them on a website like photobucket first?
Yes.
Steve
Your bike is too big.
Getting a shorter stem will help, but your best course of action is to sell the frame and get a smaller one.
Any more opinions, the bike is straight out of the box brand new, I can return it, but it has to go from MN to UT. That would be a hassle in a half to ship back if something as simple as a smaller stem will fix the problem. Keep in mind I have a pretty abnormal body size. I am 6’0" tall and my wingspan is about 5’0" (The average persons wingspan is the same as their height).
Send it back.
From your user name I’m guessing you’re in Duluth. If so, come down to the Cities and get properly fitted at Gear West. You’re spending way too much money to be on a bike that doesn’t fit.
IF I send it back, which I have definitely not decided to do yet. Where could I get the proper shipping supplies? Anyone experienced with shipping bikes? I’m kicking myself for throwing the box out that it came in, but who has space for that huge of a box in their house. I still feel like it might be the right bike. I have what would be considered a Large (56.5 cm top tube) specialized allez sport that almost feels too small. If I get a medium Quintana Roo Caliente, the aero bars may be comfy, but the rest of the bike might be crammed. Its way easier to just adjust the stem if you ask me. But if you can tell from my video that the whole bike is too big I will send it back for sure.
I don’t think it looks that bad. Get a 90mm stem and shorten up the aero bars. Your stem is already turned up becaue you have short upper arms. a smaller size will have a shorter head tube and exaserbate this problem leaving you with a huge stack of spacers and an up turned stem.
I’m not sure what kind of aerobars those are, but certain models will have more stack and the ability to move the elbow pads aft to get them more undre your elbows.
Doesn’t look that bad/big to me. Yes, the front end reach is too long, and while a smaller frame would help w/ that, it would also lower the stack which may or may not work out better (right now you have what looks to be both a fairly tall spacer stack and a positive-rise stem). Video is pretty dark to see where your elbow pads are located relative to the base bar, but you may be able to find a stem/aerobar combo to get your elbows rearward enough.
edit - looks like Ti beat me to it…
I feel too stretched out on my bike. I’ve already moved the seat all the way forward. I think I may need to purchase a new stem. Mine is currently 120 mm. I have links to 2 videos on youtube plus I’ll post some pictures below. Can you critique my set up? Thank you very much.
It looks a little big but it is hard to tell from just the videos. Sliding the seat forward a bit, shortening the stem and moving the aerobar pads back would probably get you there. It looks like you are sitting on the back of the saddle and have room to slide forward. It does not look too bad to me. Hard to do a bike fit from a video though.
I don’t have any experience or knowledge in bike fit so I don’t really have
anything to contribute.
HAHAHAHAH! This is slowtwitch, since when does that matter. I’ll be here all week.
You look stretched out so I think you’d want to look at shortening the cockpit.
I like how the “related videos” on YouTube include “Idiot on bike”.
Is that red carpet on the floor and the wall? I guess we need to see the ceiling.
Good job putting so much cruft in the picture that we’ll have have target overload.
-Jot
Ya, that is carpet on my walls lol. I live in a pretty wild college house. I just spun on the bike for 30 min and it felt really good. I like your comments on the aero bars. They are the factory ones that come with the Quintana Roo Caliente.
I’m in the twin cities, and I have a bike box sitting here…yours if you want to come get it,.
Come down to gear. I know you are a college kid, but I tell you 100% a fit is worth the $$ you will spend.
the front end reach is too long, and while a smaller frame would help w/ that, it would also lower the stack which may or may not work out better (right now you have what looks to be both a fairly tall spacer stack and a positive-rise stem).
It’s not just a size issue, it’s a model issue. He has a bike with a low head tube to top tube ratio. He needs one with a large head tube to top tube ratio.
Sure, you can fix the contact points so they look reasonable by using a 70mm stem. That won’t make the bike handle properly.
Also, if you call the Ski Hut I bet they’ll save some packing material for you.
good call on ski hut, they actually put my bike together (for a price of course) plus I bought my road and mountain bike from them. I think they would help me out.
So, how did you come up with this bike and this sizing would be a question? Then on your last comment you said they put your bike together for a price, did you get the bike from your local shop and if not did you expect them not to charge you? Maybe someone at the LBS should have talked to you about his bike, or did they?
Well I got the bike on backcountry.com, It came almost fully put together, I knew that the local bike shop would do it and I knew they would require a fee, just maybe not what I paid. They quoted $30 on the phone and it ended up being $80 for basically the internal cables to get hooked up.
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lighting is really bad in your videos, and there’s too much stuff around your bike, camera is too close.
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Are you really a runner? If you are, and you’re definitely in college, which means you’re probably new to the sport, you’re probably not flexible enough yet to take advantage of the tri bike yet. Give it time, it will come.
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someone said something very important in this thread… can you guess what it was? I’ll give you a hint… it rhymes with “Go to Gear West”.
go get a real fitting from a real tri shop.
good luck!
“you’re probably new to the sport, you’re probably not flexible enough yet to take advantage of the tri bike yet.”
Garbage! I really wish people would stop proliferating this sort of nonsense. It shows a complete lack of understanding of tri bike fitting.