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bluebirdbiker posted 2 years ago.
I did it on my race bike too. Works for me
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RV posted 2 years ago.
I put a forward seat post on mine to get better positioning.
Will see this weekend if how I set it up coincides with a professional bike fit. There is finally a Tri-Shop in the area that is F.I.S.T. Certified. Interested to see what the results will be.
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rbreddin75 posted 2 years ago.
I tried that on my cannondale Ironman 600...
ONLY problem is that because of the down angle of the clamp, when I spun the seatpost it was now an up angle...
The best I could come up with by adjusting the roller clamp was to have the horn tilted up about 5degrees... doesnt sound too bad HUH? well in the aero position it effectively relocated my jewels into my throat...
didnt even get down the street before it was back to the original postion..
I just bought a Profile Design FAST FORWARD seatpost.. it worked (and it looks kinda kewl)
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rob6118 posted 2 years ago.
Lol nothing like riding in the aero position with a choking sensation in the back of your throat. ROFL Haha that was a great laugh after a long ride.
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My bike frame is already a little too large for me anyway so when I felt too stretched out while on the aero bars, I decided to try the trick of rotating my seapost 180 degrees so that I could mount my saddle so it would sit forward more.
I took my saddle off, turned the seapost 180 degrees, put the saddle back on, and positionned the saddle in the most forward position it would go. This brought me much closer to the aerobars but more importantly, my legs felt like they were applying a ton more power on the downstroke of my pedalling.
I really love it. It's the oldest "turn your road bike into a tri bike" cheap trick but I can definitely feel I am putting more power into my ride now. I am also much more relaxed in my upper body position as I'm no longer reaching forward for the aero bars. I'm simply "hanging" on top of them now so I am in a more slack upper body state.