Please mock me...err...evaluate my riding position

http://media5.dropshots.com/photos/195418/20071222/144302.jpg

A couple of points…

  1. I should have worn a shirt.
  2. I am wearing two heart rate monitors because the CompuTrainer heart rate monitor is sometimes flakey and I use an edge 305 as backup.

Mock…evaluate…away.

Ken

Do you have kidney protectors under your shorts?
They look really high on the side
You fan should be angled down a degree or two to maximize cooling

Seats probably too high but I can’t tell :slight_smile:

Andrew

I want an aero helmet for day to day use. I can’t help but think my life would be better if I had less drag all the time.

Your shorts are too high.

I like the position a lot. (For better or worse, it’s similar to my own.) That’s where I sit on my saddle. It feels good to be right over the pedals and I don’t find the position “twitchy”. I would, however consider a third HRM in case something goes wrong with the other 2, just to be safe.

Brad

This is ST. Be prepared to be told that your seat is too high (which it isn’t) and to get lower in the front (which isn’t always that good an idea). Also expect criticism of your furniture and room colors.

Hard to tell, but it doesn’t look too bad to me. You’ll know better once you get out on the road and put in some saddle time.

It doesn’t look too bad to me, either.

Your wife’s going to kill you if that rear tire makes a mark on the sofa!

And what’s up with those shorts?

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And what’s up with those shorts?

While working out I like to practice for when I’m 65 and living in Florida;-) I didn’t realize how high they went up until that pic was taken…they’re Craft shorts and very comfortable.

Ken

You can get rid of that hump in your lower back if you scoot your seat back just a couple of millimeters. Hell, you could even afford to bring the seat up a bit.

Position looks pretty good to me - but a higher camera eye would help. Helmet looks good and flush on back.

Switch out those brake levers…anything is better than those stock Cervelo Dia Comp levers. Open up those drapes…let the world see what a nut case you are!

Your drapes are not wide enough.

your helmet does not match your bike, sell one or the other,

tfun~
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Your drapes are not wide enough.

and they don’t match the carpet
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Your couches are ugly and you have no art on the walls.

“…they’re Kraft shorts and very comfortable.”

Are they made out of cheese?

If you’re worried about them falling down just put one of your HR monitors around your waist and tighten it.

Are they made out of cheese?
Makes an excellent substitute for chamoix butter.

could definitely be lower in front so long as your body can handle it.

are those drapes or shower curtains? you’re definitely going to leave a crap mark on that couch!

I hate to sound the same, but if you can lower your front a little, might help your aerodynamics some (if you can sustain power and are comfortable). Looks decent otherwise. I’d also swap out those old diacomp brake levers with anything else - would make a nice winter project.

Ah - I think I have those same chairs on the left (about 20 years old now). Gotta loose the 80’s couches for sure :wink:

You’re way off!! I don’t think that bike fits you at all!! Let me help you. You can send me that bike, I’ll take it off your hands for cheap! It’s the least I can do. PM me and I will give you my address to send it to. :wink:

  Same, I think it looks pretty good.  Would lower bars till you just feel power drop, then ride there for a while and see if you can get back to full power and comfort.  I like the steep position, and figure that's where I'd be on a P2, so I'm wondering if you "sized up" knowing that you would be riding steep?

I’m wondering if you “sized up” knowing that you would be riding steep?

I rode a large size Devinci road bike which I was told was a 56cm frame for about 2 months before deciding to get into Triathlon. The guy at the store told me that he had a good deal on a 56cm P2C so I bought it. I’m 6’ 0" tall and 165lbs and it wasn’t until after I bought the bike that I realized that there was more to sizing a Tri bike than just inseam length (which is how I was fit for the road bike).

Ken