Finally :)

[Roadtrip]

It still amazes me that small "tweaks" of a bikes setup can affect the ride in BIG ways!!

Kudos for you!!

Still having trouble with the getting started part... I think I need more practice... I still prefer to have my rear up in the saddle before setting off.

Shannon

[Catrin]

It still amazes me that small "tweaks" of a bikes setup can affect the ride in BIG ways!!

Kudos for you!!

Still having trouble with the getting started part... I think I need more practice... I still prefer to have my rear up in the saddle before setting off.

Shannon

Personally I do not think there is anything wrong with having your rear on the saddle before setting off - IF your seat-post is high enough so that your knee isn't going to have problems with being at the wrong angle when cycling. That being said, I think that our preferred starting position gives us less power in that first stroke - and it makes it a little more challenging to start going uphill - but it works

Considering that I ride BMX and double-sided SPD pedals - it takes a couple of strokes to get that left foot situated properly - whether it is getting it in the right position on the BMX pedal or finding the "clip-in" side of my SPD pedal - I do not think that my starting position really detracts all that much anyway...