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TheBrick(Tommy) Try one of the many web fit calcs. I have used the last one before but will try one of the other two as they seem

http://www.competitivecyclist.com/za/CCY?PAGE=FIT_CALCULATOR_INTRO

http://www.swanseawheelers.co.uk/bikefit.php

http://homepages.nznet.gen.nz/rpitch/Bike_Sizing.htm

These are really inetersting! Thx. I'm gonna do this properly when I'm not wankered on a Friday night! cheers!

These are all really useful comments guys. Thanks! My shoulder was so mash up today I'm definately gonna sort this out.

RPM rucksacks are better for your shoulders..

Courier type bags will put uneven pressure on you, unless you can counterbalance it with a massive chip on the other shoulder.

You can get one by riding in London for more than five years, or being a Courier for two weeks ;)

and the sh*te thing is the bag's on my left shoulder! so annoying. I dont think i could hack it as a courier unless i do some serious training.

ChrisNW Have you seen those moustache bars they seem to like over the pond? Not keen on them myself but it may help to bring your hands further back if you have them pointing rearwards.

havent seen the moustaches- or maybe i have and dont know their name! what're they like?

i feel like my arms are too short even though i know they're not:-(

i totally have to talk to some chicks about this sh*te!

Hammo How do you sit at work? Do you sit for a long time? I found that when i was standing up more and running around i didn't have any back/shoulder pain at all. now i'm sat for most of the day i'm getting a pain in one shoulder like i'm not sitting properly. I guess what i'm saying s that you shoud look at causes other than the bike for the core problem which come to light when on the bike.

Maybe that was of some help? Maybe not.

...the whole point being I don't sit much during the day!

wayne_f14 you may find it useful to get a mate to take a quick video of you on their phone of you riding for a bit - you'll get a really good idea of how locked out your arms are, where you're overstretched, if the frame is too big/small etc.

how you think you sit on the bike and the reality can be way off sometimes and yes, you will look like a right loonbag as it's being done...

That's a good idea- better than me almost bailing trying to look at myself in shop windows' reflections....

Hammo How do you sit at work? Do you sit for a long time? I found that when i was standing up more and running around i didn't have any back/shoulder pain at all. now i'm sat for most of the day i'm getting a pain in one shoulder like i'm not sitting properly. I guess what i'm saying s that you shoud look at causes other than the bike for the core problem which come to light when on the bike.

Maybe that was of some help? Maybe not.

Sadly, I'm actually a personal trainer and spine rehabilitation specialist! How sad I cant sort out my shoulder and neither can my colleagues!

i've been using a rucksack for the past 5 months and just bought a courier bag yesterday and used it today- it made my shoulder worse! so annoying. i'm booking a massage tomorrow. Neal's Yard Remedies rocks.

who did the tee? like the graphics. as a fellow canuck i might have to buy one! bmw's bug me the most. bentley drivers are the best!

yeah. i'm just trying to find a reason to get santa claus to put a new cinelli under the tree for me!

hippy [quote]fixgrrrl ummmm...it's actually a bit on the big size. i love it though...

Hard to tell with limited info but if it's too long for you, your arms will tend to lock out straight. This = pain.
Because you lose the natural shock absorbing from slightly bent arms and also have to force your arms out to reach the bars you will ache after a while.
Can you flip your stem over to lift the bars? Install shorter stem? Get new bike? Etc?[/quote]

i was totally locking out my arms before i did some adjusting. i think i still do it sometimes and this is defo part of the prob. would love another bike but spent a grip on this one! arghhhh!

just checked the trixie chix thread. i'm so there. chrz.
i just saw some vids of those san fran nutters yesterday. very inspiring.

thanks guys. i think i need to buy another bike with a totally different set up and just alternate between the two...that's the plan! i think i'm obsessed with these bikes now:-)
before i had a bmx which is practically the opposite! couldn't do tricks though- i'm such a wannabe! can't skid yet either. lol.

i ride with bullhorns and have tried to widen my grip a bit as well as riding underhand at times. it's worse after long distances (45 mins) or if i ride fast. maybe i should get risers?

ummmm...it's actually a bit on the big size. i love it though...

I'm a rookie fixie...and a girl...any of you guys have advice on shoulder injuries? my left one's killin me and i know it's from riding. i've changed my seat height and distance from the bars. any thoughts would be cool.