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Couldn't find a dedicated 'bike fitment' thread so here goes....
Recently been riding a 55x57 (57toptube) old 10spd with reasonable angles and such and running a ridiculous little 50mm stem on there, it has cut & flopped bars and I find riding on the top of the bar absolutely fine and in the horns (similar to hoods position I guess) great for pressing on, climbing and general out of the saddle work.
Finally got my Jackson finished and rideable, which is a 55x55 (well, 54.5x54.5 technically), it has currently a 90mm stem but nitto noodles (so have a sweep back on the top of the bars, shallow drop & short ramps).
I find riding on tops OK though wish it was maybe a tad shorter, riding in the drops only just acceptable and the hoods just don't feel great, my hands naturally want something to grip about 2cm short of them.
I'm basing all this on my only very short period in road cycling (maybe 3-6month/750mile?) and I haven't really ridden in a group or talked to many roadie people (because frankly they are often just weird ;)
Based my fit on sketchs in a 'cycling for fitness' book from the 80s, which is a bit of a bible I guess and probably well known by most.
Drops - from the sketchs I figure my nose is meant to be on the centre line of the top of the bars, on the other bike it is, on this one, just a tad short (those 2cm!!!). Front line of the kneecap is meant to be inline with the ball of the foot/pedal spindle right? doesn't look quite right in the photo as didn't have spd's on, but I would say that measurement is fine.
hoods - feels stupid riding like this, don't know why, but it just doesn't feel as spot on as it should.
Tops - this is the only position that feels OK for long distance, even then, wish I was maybe more upright.
So I guess my question is this (no its not rate my haircut, its a terrible job, so the lesson there is 'don't use a random hairdresser to do your hair cos they are always shit'), are the riding positions in these three photos good/bad/ugly/wtf you doing man your gonna fuck your knees (delete as appropriate) and give constructive comment.
Also realise my elbows aren't as bent as they should be, but I was trying to balance for these photos on a nail dug into my knee so meh
Saddle is as far forward as it will go, and I DO have a 70mm stem knocking about if people think its worth me trying that out.
Riding type is mostly non-series road with lengthy stints of climbing and the rest of the time out on the marshs getting lost.