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[VeloVT]

Very nice bike!

How does it feel when you're all the way out on the hoods? It doesn't look too big in that picture (well, from my casual untrained observation anyway fwiw), but you're hanging out in that transition area between the tops and the drops -- maybe it feels more stretchy when you're actually all the way out?

Edit: Knot & I posted at the same time. Feel free to ignore my post and listen to the person who actually knows something about this !

[KnottedYet]

Knot & I posted at the same time. Feel free to ignore my post and listen to the person who actually knows something about this !

I don't know nuthin' about nuthin', I just like bikes and body mechanics!

Looks to me like that Aurora is the right size! Fine-tuning the fit is your next step, and honestly the best resource I know is Andy Pruitt's Complete Medical Guide for Cyclists. Great book, love it with a powerful purple passion.

I just have one thing I want you to check (cuz it seems to get missed with the women riders I work with). Get on your bike, leaning against a wall or on a trainer stand. Make your cranks horizontal (one at 3:00, one at 9:00). Ask DH to tie his keys to a string and dangle the string from the front of your forward knee to a couple inches from the ground. Put the string so it hangs along the inside/bike side of the crank. The string should cross the crank somewhere from the pedal spindle to 3 cm back from the spindle. (toward the bottom bracket.)

If the string is hanging out in nekkid space beyond the crank or forward of the spindle (which on my bike is only about 1 cm before the crank ends) you might want to move your saddle.

Let me know how the string looks, and if you want we can work it through here or in PMs.

Nice bike!!!

[sandra]

Will check the string as soon as I can tie him down. I have a Brooks I'm going to put on it if it's a keeper, so maybe I should change saddles first.

We can take this to PM's instead of continually bumping the thread. Thanks so much. Also, I have Andy Pruitt's book, so I'll try to see what I can figure out. I'm not very good at reading. I just like to be told! LOL

[sandra]

One thing interesting. When Elk got her bike and posted the picture the top tube was slanted. My top tube is straight! Why?

[KnottedYet]

Hey, we can keep bumping this thread if others are interested in watching an online possibly-inaccurate attempt at fitting! I don't mind!

Yeah, I bet you that bike's a keeper, so throw that Brooks on! Whoo-hooo!

I'm guessing Elk's was a smaller size. The slanting top tube lets you get a functional geometry in some smaller sizes.

Oh, and is Jamis still putting the adjustable stem on the Aurora? (it will look like it has a couple pieces with a hingey-bolty thing in the middle of it. Probably says "Ritchey" on it.)

[sandra]

Elk's is a size smaller. I kept thinking how Elk was much shorter than I was, so the smaller size probably wouldn't have fit me. Plus I remember Elk having her seat post all the way out.

yes, they still have the adjustable stem. I got him to angle them up immediately. I'm not sure if I should go back down or what. I think I had the saddle way to high the entire time I was riding there.

The standover ~ I can feel the bike, just barely. I do have some space that I can lift it off the ground before it really presses into me. Is this OK?

Hubby is reading Andy Pruitt and I did the test for reach about putting you elbow at the end of your saddle and stretching your arm with hand open to the handlebar. My longest finger just did touch, so that sounds good.

[Blueberry]

The standover ~ I can feel the bike, just barely. I do have some space that I can lift it off the ground before it really presses into me. Is this OK?

I think it's fine - others may have a different opinion. I always (habit) tilt my bikes slightly to the side when I stop anyway. However, I'm pretty close to on the top tube of my crosscheck.

CA

[KnottedYet]

yes, they still have the adjustable stem. I got him to angle them up immediately. I'm not sure if I should go back down or what. I think I had the saddle way to high the entire time I was riding there.

The standover ~ I can feel the bike, just barely. I do have some space that I can lift it off the ground before it really presses into me. Is this OK?

You can adjust the bar position as needed. Very cool! Ride the bike a bit first, and get to know it. Yeah, you might be a bit close right now, but wait until you get the saddle situated before you play with the bars much. (fine tune the saddle first)

Your standover sounds pretty "normal" for a horizontal-ish top tube and touring-ish geometry. I can lift my road bikes about a couple inches before they jam into me. (my mtb-style critter, well, that's another story! We're looking at a whole lotta inches there!)

Edit: And like CA-in-NC, I'm pretty close to my Cross Check!