Just received my P2K - how's my position?

I just received my 2004 P2K from the Inside-Out Sports deal. I was concerned that the bike would not fit me. I’m 5’9" and the bike is a 54. I’ve only ridden road bikes up until now so I have no experience with triathlon bikes. How does my position look? I appreciate the help - thanks.

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your cat is fat…and your head is covered with black stuff…

Position looks good…

Yes…I agree…saddle is too high…

You need a haircut.

I agree w/ all above.

Also looks like your riser block is upsidedown and you don’t have enough resistance set on your trainer.

The pyramid on your back is illegal…

Seat is way too high.

I measured you knee angle at 155°, I would look to be around 145 to 148

jaretj

Is the seatpost in the “forward” position? If not try that to shorten your reach to make your position a bit more compact and powerful.

Hopefully, that yellow thing between your legs is the tip of your saddle in which case you can scoot forward a little to improve your position over the bars and allow your arms to support your upper body using the sketal strength rather than the muscles doning the work. Also, your blacking out your head so vigorously makes it difficult to see the angle of your head and if you can look forward properly.

Nice touch with the packing boxes in the background to prove it had just arrived :wink:

Your seat IS too high, you need to move the saddle forward, and you either really need a shave or you should stop smoking while on the trainer.

No comments but thanks for posting this, I needed a laugh that the replys are providing.

Remove the spacers under the stem. Lower the saddle accordingly. Send another photo when you’ve done this … but don’t take it when there’s a full moon this time.

Agree with above, but it looks better than this position:

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Agree with above, but it looks better than this position:

Alright you Slowtwitch stalker, how the heck did you find me?? haha - I guess I won’t have to “smoke” my head in future pictures.

Thanks for the advice guys - I’ll lower the seat post and flip it around to move more forward.

The bike came assembled with a ton of spacers so I removed them from underneath the stem and put them on top, but I can’t drop the stem any lower because of the FSA headset… any ideas?

(and my cat isn’t fat!.. that’s just a pooch of skin)

I can’t drop the stem any lower because of the FSA headset… any ideas?
Yes - with the FSA integrated headset, the 10mm ‘cone’ shaped carbon spacer is mainly cosmetic to smooth the lines from the top of the headset. The real dust shield for the headset is a separate peice directly underneath the ‘cone’ shaped carbon spacer which can be removed and replaced with a conventional 1mm, 3mm, 5mm, or 10mm carbon or alloy spacer.

Indoor cats have saggy bellies… Nice bike!

Thanks - I’ll give that a try.

saddle a little bit too high. I would prefer a bit of a shorter stem.

FYI. To get more out of trainer workouts, have the resistance wheel touch the tire :slight_smile:

Does your head always glow like that?

I agree that shorter stem seems indicated. What I don’t know is why everyone says move the saddle rather forward rather than moving the bars back.