I'll probably get into too much detail, but maybe some of the minutia will prove helpful.
*Two bikes*: Roadini with drop bars, Brooks C17. Haven't adjusted anything for 6-12 months. Salsa Fargo with swept-back bars (VO Granola) that I installed around 3-4 months ago, also a Brooks C17. Had drops previously, were never comfortable on that bike. *Pre-existing issues*: right glute/hip and pelvis tilt to right; I have a spacer under my SPD cleat. Had two bike fits a year ago to get this dialled in. It alleviated some problems and got comfort from 5/10 to 8/10 on a good day. These issues pre-date both current bikes. Also some neck issues, which after a few years of chiro plus good stretching and strengthening, improved substantially (but still lingers). Been doing off the bike work for a couple years, after not doing any for like 10-20 years. *Fargo* - after getting the Granola bars and grips dialled in, upper body comfort has been excellent. I ride this bike very differently than the Roadini though; on trails with lots of ups/downs and turns and I'm not stationary on the saddle. However, recent trip to Montreal was mainly road riding, up to 2.5 hours, and I was still quite comfortable (8/10). I can't say for sure that my issues wouldn't creep in if riding this bike 5x a week including 2-3 hours rides more consistently. *Roadini* - felt pretty good last few months, then all of a sudden I'm sore at end of rides and up to 2 days after. I did a longer ride than usual a few weeks ago, felt great. The following week a long ride (less than longest), had all sorts of pain. Went to chiro 2 days later and he said my hip was worst it has been. Cause??? Past few rides on it I'm a 6/10 comfort (down from like 8/10). *Other info*: - brown saddle on the Roadini, on a hot day, can see my sit bone marks; they're skewed so left is more forward and on top of the saddle, right is further back and right side of saddle (pelvis twist); has been like this for a long time, before both bikes but this saddle alleviates the discomfort, where previous saddles actually highlighted this issue - on the Fargo my right leg tracks well, with my foot fairly straight at the bottom of the stroke. BB is 73. I think this saddle is a bit more forward to the BB (less set back) - on the Roadini, right toes pointing out a bit, saddle a bit farther back from BB and the saddle is pushed all the way forward on the rails (0 offset saddle). I think this is a problem for me, maybe a different saddle with more rail towards back of the saddle can get me a bit more forward (for me, just a few mm makes a huge difference). - saddle position/hip is one thing; upper body comfort another, though likely somewhat related If this issue persists, I may try a different saddle on the Roadini (one I can push forward a bit along the rails while having my sit bones where they should be). More extreme is trying some swept-back bars on the Roadini. Would require an investment but thankfully I have downtime shifters, so just bars/grips/brake levers and a longer stem (all of which I could borrow from the Fargo). Thing is, I like drop bars too, they're great for longer road rides and there is the ego thing with showing up on swept back bars with 1-2 friends on their 15 pound carbon road bikes (I know, I know, silly thinking; but it's true for me; don't judge haha). Thoughts? Thanks :-) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e0695585-8270-40d1-9693-e6b48e2b57b7n%40googlegroups.com.
