Popular Post F_in Ray Of Sunshine Posted August 9, 2020 Popular Post Share #1 Posted August 9, 2020 I have had a helluva time getting the Slate to fit me just right. I’ve had neck issues from day one. At first, I thought I was too low. Given the dearth of stem choices (1 1/2” steerer) although I wanted to go a bit shorter, I went with the Cannondale one with more rise. Didn’t help. I thought I needed still more rise, so I started looking at the Specialized Hover bar that has a slight rise. Then I found the Surly Truckstop bar with even more rise. Didn’t help. I’m about ready to give up on the bike, when I noticed the other night that it felt like my shoulders were up around my ears, pinching the base of my neck. I also noticed that it was nowhere near as bad in the drops. “That’s strange....maybe I actually need a wider bar....” A couple of days ago, I noticed that it was much more comfortable if I slid my hands back to the back of the hoods, but I realized that it wasn’t because I was more upright, but because my hands rotated out a bit, bringing my elbows in. On the hoods, my wrists were rotated inward and it rolled my elbows out. On the drops, my wrists were also more “neutral”. Yesterday, I rotated my levers outward a little - maybe 3/8”. Seemed to work a treat on my ride today. 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted August 9, 2020 Share #2 Posted August 9, 2020 I knew you were a tweaker! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted August 10, 2020 Share #3 Posted August 10, 2020 4 hours ago, Philander Seabury said: I knew you were a tweaker! You spelt twerker wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_in Ray Of Sunshine Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted August 10, 2020 12 hours ago, Philander Seabury said: I knew you were a tweaker! Not me, man. Closest I've come has been a couple of Pepsis and a glazed donut. I ran around at warp speed half the morning, twitching, going "Why the hell would anyone do this to themselves on purpose???" Now Valium, OTOH.... 8 hours ago, Longjohn said: You spelt twerker wrong. I'm too old for my twerk to work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted August 10, 2020 Share #5 Posted August 10, 2020 15 hours ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said: I’m about ready to give up on the bike, when I noticed the other night that it felt like my shoulders were up around my ears, pinching the base of my neck. I also noticed that it was nowhere near as bad in the drops. “That’s strange....maybe I actually need a wider bar....” Interesting. I am looking at making one change to my Diverge - swapping out the wider and flared bars for the same/similar ones on my Tarmac. I thought I might "grow" into these bars (similar width to the Roubaix on the top), but am realizing I probably won't. I'm giving it some more time, but I am paying more attention to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_in Ray Of Sunshine Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted August 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Razors Edge said: I am looking at making one change to my Diverge - swapping out the wider and flared bars for the same/similar ones on my Tarmac. SO has a Diverge and the flared bars feel.....different? (Hard to tell because her bars are so freakishly narrow for me). There's a little flare to the Surly bar I put on, but not really pronounced like the bar on her Diverge. I may actually go back and try the original stem again, just for S&G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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