That protractor thread got me thinking. I’ve seen enough aero position pics here to have a pretty good idea of what it should look like. I can tell, for example, when I see someone too stretched out on a tri bike.
On the other hand, I really have no idea what a good road position should look like. I know all the body angles should be similar ( the 90 degree thing, right?), but what does it look like? I’d be interested if anyone could put up a good and/or bad example, with a brief explanation of what I’m looking at.
OH, and I’m on the spinergy home page in a crit a few years back…and I was the guy in the Norelco Shaver/ Bike Racing commercial, but that was highlighting my acting abilities (or lack thier of) more so than my position!
Guys, these are all great pics and all, thanks, but. . .uh. . .what exactly am I looking at? Are these good or bad? Why? Too cramped? Just right? Should your knees be farther from your elbows? What? Without someone’s input, I’m just looking at pictures of some guys on their bikes.
Road positions are probably more varied than TT positions. We are assuming here that you don’t have to run after the bike so I would think a bit rearward and lower saddle would be the norm.
Looking at pro bike pictures a lot of them have setback seatposts and the saddle as far back as it will go. Guessing the std. 73 seat angle might be too steep for some. Where others, usually shorter frames are probably at the magic 5cm rule.
Depending where you live, the handle bardrop is related to the amount of climbing you do. In Louisiana everyone seems to ride with a big drop and in Colorado the bars are way up there.
I have noticed the brakelevers seem to be getting placed higher and higher to the point of not reaching them verywell in the drops in the pro peloton. As I age I seem to be getting higher and higher in my bar height.
Aloha G
What you really need is some good road, multi-sport or slam photo positions of members riding road bikes on trainers with the camera set up properly. Send them out guys. My protractor is ready to measure.
