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I don’t ride fixed regularly any more, but when I did (and whenever I do now) I replicate exactly the same fit as I ride on my road bike. Saddle position relative to bottom bracket,saddle nose to bars and saddle to bar drop.
If you have a fit that works for you, there’s no reason to change it depending on whether you are riding geared or not.
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just go with what they feel comfortable with....
This. I should get a fit but I only have issues when I change something (shoes/frames/saddles/massively increase mileage) and have always ironed things out ok.
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I'd like to ask (if anyone would care to comment) how most folk on here set their saddle fore and aft?
The majority of frames in the Fixed / Road fixed area tend to be track geometry. None of them are using seatposts with massive setback and some even use in line seatposts. Are most of these bikes genuinely used for short, fast and furious town riding? Doesn't seem so. If not, are most people not finding that they have a huge 'weight forward' bias?
I use quite a steep seat tube and a lot of setback. I am comfortably using quads AND glutes and can manage an all day ride without pain but I am somewhat conditioned to that. I'm slightly forward of KOPS and my balance is definitely forward of where most fitters say it should be. Curious to know if other fixed riders have been 'fitted' or just go with what they feel comfortable with....