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Well, I finally did it
As some of you know there has been a long running saga of me-and-my-
bike-position. There have been a number of false dawns... ....but as of one week ago, problem *solved*. Five years ago, I reached the point where I knew that my position on the bike was limiting my performance on the bike. About three years ago, the first major advance was buying a custom frame. This got my basic position on the bike right and solved my lower back discomfort. Then I could never get my legs comfortable. Six months ago, the next major advance was finding out I had a significant pelvic tilt and that this was the ultimate cause of my position issues. I've spent the last six months working on cleat adjustment (with spacers and position) for the right shoe, since my pelvis is low on the left and high on the right (the saddle being set to the correct height for the lower leg and spacers being placed on the cleat for the higher leg). However, I've never managed to get my right leg comfortable; it always felt like I was pushing down over the top of the knee rather than through the knee - quite unlike the left leg and wrong. As of one week ago, I made the final advance. I realised that I had thought my pelvis was tilted low on the left and high on the right. It is not. It is tilted low on the RIGHT and high on the LEFT. So, I moved the single spacer to the *left* shoe, adjusted the saddle height to be correct for the right leg and - BINGO! It's *right*. I've ridden every night for the last week - my enthusisam for riding is back where I thought I ought to have had a solution for months now but wasn't really making progress, I was slowing getting more and more dispirited - starting to think it was impossible for me to be able to ride properly. But now, now my position is correct, it's *so* much easier and more comfortable to ride - it's cycling *bliss*. -- Callas |
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Well, I finally did it
Callas posted ...
It's *right*. I've ridden every night for the last week - my enthusisam for riding is back where I thought I ought to have had a solution for months now but wasn't really making progress, I was slowing getting more and more dispirited - starting to think it was impossible for me to be able to ride properly. But now, now my position is correct, it's *so* much easier and more comfortable to ride - it's cycling *bliss*. Heheheh .. enjoy it .. -- Paul (8(|) Homer rocks .. |
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Well, I finally did it
On Thu, 1 Apr 2004 21:44:40 +0100, Callas
wrote in message : So, I moved the single spacer to the *left* shoe, adjusted the saddle height to be correct for the right leg and - BINGO! Hey, great news! Well done. -- Guy === May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University |
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Well, I finally did it
It's *right*. I've ridden every night for the last week - my enthusisam
for riding is back where I thought I ought to have had a solution for months now but wasn't really making progress, I was slowing getting more and more dispirited - starting to think it was impossible for me to be able to ride properly. But now, now my position is correct, it's *so* much easier and more comfortable to ride - it's cycling *bliss*. Excellent! Wishing you many miles of happy cycling. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune **$om $ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- |
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