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How to get the right sized bicycle for you or adjust your bicycle to fit you better.
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Change bike fit to reduce amount I "lift up" on my pedals
The most simple way to avoid pulling on your pedals during up-stroke is not to use any foot retention. For example mount flat pedals, don't use shoes with cleats, or modify your cleats such that they …
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Long stem influence on cyclocross handling
Let's have a look at geometry of example bikes.
For the Ridley X-Night a pure CX race bike, the difference in reach* between a size 54 and a size 56 frame is only 9 mm. That may very well be signific …
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Pedal foot position - balls or arches
When you push the pedal down your calf muscles have to work to keep your foot roughly parallel to the ground.
Placing the foot forward on the pedal, near the ball, increases the lever your calves hav …
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Does my gravel bike fit me?
Some observations:
Your bars are probably too wide for you. The way your wrist roll inward indicate this. This leads to numbness in your nerves, ulnar squeezing, and shoulder pain as you might hunch …
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Why do people seem to choose "aero hoods" over "aero drops"?
Keeping your forearms arms parallel to the ground is less effort on the hoods than the drops.
In the drops you keep your hand in a handshake position. The position depends on grip strength since there …
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Options to reduce reach on a gravel bike
When riding on the hoods reducing the reach of bars is equivalent to using a shorter stem. Only when riding on the tops a shorter stem will lead to different steering compared to shorter reach bars.
A …
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Steering Dynamics Question
From a naïve geometry point all three options are equivalent.
For real systems material properties and 3d geometry become relevant. For instance, your model (A) could not be made with a single piece b …
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Is a 22 inch road bike appropriate for a 5'9" person?
Unfortunately it is not possible to give you a definite answer.
A typical road frame of that size (56 cm) is usually too large for someone of your size (175 cm).
However, the bike may not be typical …