bar problem

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

So...The Volpe came; Mr elk LOVES it...Now... After he took the drop bars and flipped them upside down so it looks like an antelope. The brifters are in the same position only higher...so he has hoods and the bar and and the space before the levers which curves down towards him.

I got him an adjustable stem w/the bike and he has that angled as high as it can go...but it wasn't enough. His seat, at the right height, is just above the bars. And at the right fore/aft was too far away from the bars for him.

He just wants to sit up higher...

The volpe is a road bike, right? It's hard to set up a road bike to have you sitting totally upright. A touring bike (like your Jamis Aurora) or a hybrid would have him sitting more upright.

What is likely happening here is that his body is rebelling against the new position. It feels extreme to him, and very uncomfortable and awkward. This body adaptation can take weeks of riding, during which some feelings of discomfort and oddness are common. In the end, he may feel very comfortable on it or he may not. But one thing I can assure you of- his body is going to try to make the change if given some time on the bike.