Ok, I finally got this posting picture thing down with the help of aztec! This picture was taken last November 2004 but my position has not changed that much. A little background - I have been doing tris for the last couple of years, only sprint distances so far. This year I am stepping out of my comfort zone and I am doing an Oly in July and a Half-IM in Sept. I am a tri-geek on a budget and that bike is all I can afford right now. Its a 97 Cannondale r200 road bike with aero bars on it. And feel free to critique on my clothing choices as it was done intentionally!!! hehehe!! Thanks!
Bump, just to get it up the fronbt page to get some input! Sorry!
Kind of tough to see with that loose t-shirt. But in general, if you’re riding a road bike, you’re better off with a “Slam” position.
I’m guessing it’s pretty comfy, but I think you could be more powerful and aero by moving your saddle up (you have a pretty good bend in the knee, and your toes aren’t pointed down much at all), and forward (which will require you to move the saddle up some more). I like you arm/shoulder position, but if you move the saddle then you will have to readjust that as well. Problem is that I can’t tell if your bike can handle those changes without a different seatpost and stem.
It looks like a comfy road position, but you could certainly by much faster in a TT or tri with a more aggressive setup. Problem is that Cannondale has a comfy road geometry that will limit what you can easily do.
Get that seat up a bit, and forward a bit, at any rate.
Oh, and lose those socks…
Saddle height is fine.
I have considered and tried a higher saddle position. My saddle is already at the most forward position, the problem I run into is that as I increase the saddle height, the geometry of the bike pushes me back away from the handlebars and I feel I am almost too stretched out already!!!
Hey smartasscoach, I have read about the slam position but I am still not 100% sure about the whole “slam” setup!!!
Saddle height is fine.
I doubt he rides with his feet that flat (look at the foot on the back side). If he points his toes at all then it’s too low. I’m guessing he was not pedaling as the shot was snapped. If he was, the saddle height is acceptable, but at the low end.
I’d lower your handlebars/aerobars a bit and bring your pull your weight back a little bit.
Oh, and please do something about those tires.
What aerobars are those? What’s the lenght of the stem? And don’t mess with the saddle height.
Looks to me like your frame is a bit on the small size - to short a top tube. Your upper body is down low but bunched up. Can you post another pic with your feet at 3 and 9 and face looking up (not at your feet)?
They are syntace.
First I suggest that you download the position chart (.pdf) available from Park Tools: http://www.parktool.com/pdf/positionroad.pdf
Regardless of where you go with the position, the following article will help you document your setup so that it is easier to make changes: http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/roadposition.shtml
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like I said, saddle height is fine.
To ALL, please remember I am on a budget here so as to equipment cost, etc… I don’t have a lot of room to work with!!!
I agree with smartasscoach, I feel comfortable with my saddle height! I don’t think I will be messing with that!
The aerobars are Syntace I think C2. The only thing I can adjust on the aerobars is the width of the pads. The stem I think is too long for me (don’t have the exact measurement) but its long and its all one piece (older models) attached to the fork!
The bike is a 60 cm and the seat tube angle is 73 degrees according to Cannondales website.
If you’re a budget, then I’m the person to talk to 
The problem with the Syntace is that they have zero adjustability. So it’s hard to do much. You can lower the stem a bit, but that way you’ll be closing the hip angle a lot. As for sliding the seat forward and all that, you’ll end up with a bike that doesn’t handle that well.
So on a budget means you can buy:
1 - A new stem?
2 - New aerobars?
3 - A Lucero? 
A Lucero!! Are you out of your mind!! hahahah. I was thinking more in the Dual, Kilo budget range and I would probably have to wait another year or two for that!!!
Thanks for the input!!! I think I got my main question answered about the seat height!! I think I can mess with the handlebars height and still make the position work!
Thanks again!
As for sliding the seat forward and all that, you’ll end up with a bike that doesn’t handle that well.
Sliding his seat a cm or two forward will make this 73 degree bike handle a smidge differently, but to say it won’t handle well is just not true. It will handle fine, and it will also handle fine if he also moves his seat up a cm also. Sure it feels fine to you - you’ve been riding that way the whole time! That doesn’t mean it’s in the most efficient position. I’ve guys with the seat about 6" too low who tell me it “feels right”.
Your socks are to tall, other than that not bad at all…
Oh come on!!! I think the socks should actually be a little taller!!! That is what I use as leg warmers! hehehe!
indeed…the socks are way too long…and your legs ain’t shaved…until you improve on these critical issues, I will not offer any advice.