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@Smallfurry
My very unproffessional approach. requirees friend.
Set cleats a mm or two behind the ball of your foot, and as far out as possible without fouling the cranks when you pedal.
Set saddle height to 109% of the distance from pedal axle (at lowest point) to saddle top.
Set cranks to 3:45, drop a plum line from your front knee, and with this over the pedal axle. Move your saddle untill its 'sweetspot' is directly under your sit bones.
Try to set the bars such that, when your arms are striaght, they make a 90 degree angle with your body. When on the hoods. (you should'nt ride with straight arms, but the priciple works for me, for set-up). While getting them as low as your flexibility will allow.
Thats going to net you a good starting point. When you go for the first few rides like this. Take a multitool and make adjustments as you feel the need. Dont wiat untill you get back home. Make adjustments firstly from the front. You set-up your bike up from cleats forward, and the errors build up, along the way. So its the front that is the least dialled to start with.
IMHO, YEMV, etc.