"While I know going to the local shop would be the proper way of doing it, I am trying to get my bike set up just so for the summer and am looking for some advice. I won an '04 Fuji Team road bike a few years back for dressing as a tampon in a Halloween costume contest in Moab (yes, one of my best strokes of luck, but not the point of this post), and it has never quite felt right on me. It is a 54 and has always seemed small (I'm 5'10"").
I know that it can be incredibly complex, but I am wondering if anybody can summarize any general rules beyond guessing and checking on setting up seat height, seat position on the rails, cleat placement, stem, etc. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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Bike Fitting by Self
Tue, 05/30/2006 - 8:00pm
Wed, 05/31/2006 - 6:32am
#1
bike fit
"probably the most debated subject in cycling-go here for the basic set-up
http://www.coloradocyclist.com/bikefit/
bike fit problems and solutions- go here to iron things out
http://www.jimlangley.net/crank/bikefitchart.html
search-""bike fit"" for a few hundred more links and good luck
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Wed, 05/31/2006 - 6:36am
#2
Fit Calculator
"You might find this useful:
Online Fit Calculator
I still think ""Greg LeMond's Complete Book of Bicycling"" is the gold standard on bike fit (yes, I'm getting old). I've used its guidelines my whole cycling life and I've never had discomfort or a fit-related injury.
--DvB"
Thu, 06/01/2006 - 2:03pm
#3
Lemond is a whippersnapper. I started with:
http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?isbn=0671870750&nrd=1
but the first edition.
Thu, 06/01/2006 - 12:01pm
#6
Bike Fit
"Try this link for some good advice on fit:
http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/fitting.htm
The ""online fit calculators"" should be taken with a grain of salt. Fit is not as simple as taking measurements and plugging them into formulas. You must take your own preferences and flexibility into account.
BTW, if your bike feels too small, it just might be.
""Chainwheel"""
Thu, 06/01/2006 - 1:52pm
#7
Fuzzy tampons and antecedents
">>I won an '04 Fuji Team road bike a few years back for dressing as a tampon in a Halloween costume contest in Moab (yes, one of my best strokes of luck, but not the point of this post), and it has never quite felt right on me. <<
Which, the tampon costume or the bicycle? Just wondering.
""That was no tampon, that was my chef's hat.""
--Pitstick the barbecue chef
Your Pal,
Etoain Shrdlu"
