If you have a Jamis Aurora, please check in here.

[sandra]

One more.

[KnottedYet]

I've only seen one picture, gotta run (I'll take a better look when I get back, I promise!) but on first glance I don't think the bike is too big.

Really do gotta run to the bank before it closes. Can you put up a pic from the side where you are on the hoods and the leg to the camera is straight down, and a pic where your leg to the camera is at the most forward (3:00) position?

[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 !

[sandra]

Ok, my husband got involved in yard work, but as soon as he finishes, we will try again.

[Blueberry]

From my (untrained) eye, it looks pretty good (and they're SWEET bikes). I agree with Knot, seeing a pic on the hoods would help (and seeing the leg positions will help those in the know figure out whether your saddle is in the right position). All of my bikes are good fits, and I still tend to hand out in the crook of the bars most often.

You do look comfy and happy on it

CA

[sandra]

More:

[VeloVT]

I'M NOT AN EXPERT.

But I think it looks pretty good. Definitely not too stretched out. I'd almost wonder if you might think about a slightly *longer* stem.

[tulip]

I'm no expert either, but I think you look pretty good on the bike. Do you ever ride on the hoods? I find that the most relaxed position for me.

FWIW, I'm 5'6" with a 31" inseam and my bike's a 49cm (equivalent--it's custom), so it's close to yours. A 48cm would be too small for me.

[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

[VeloVT]

I find I need setback on almost anything I try. Even the Felt I just sold, which was too big for me (reach was too long) -- I still needed a setback post in order to achieve a good position vis a vis the bottom bracket.

Not to say that you will be the same. But definitely worth checking.