benspenceley
Speeding Up
- Aug 19, 2012
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Hi
Wondered if anyone could give me any advise?
Last couple rides iv been out on with tcc members iv had comments that my riding position is too upright and i needed to lower my stem.
With this in mind i spoke to my local seo shop guy (who speaks good english good enough to tell me his doping stories during his keirin riding fame).
He first suggested changing my standard specialized stem so i got a enve stem and then he moved one 10mm space above it. Still compared to over riders i feel i have a more upright position.
So was wondering if i could drop it even further and replace the 20mm cone spacer?
On reflection and from trawling the internet when buying the bike i was a little naive and my doper mate from seo shop who initialy sold me the bike and sized me up got it totally wrong and flogged me the bike to get rid of a unpopular bike size for japan.
My bike is a Specialized roubaix elite 2013 size 61. Doing a bit of internet research i found most people say for my height 6ft i should have a size 58 i understand theres more variables than just height but as a rough guide.
More worryingly iv seen posts on other forums that say its un safe to put spacers above the stem on a specialized bike because it crushes the thread and it voids the warranty.
could anyone shine any light on this? Any similar experiences with specialized bikes?
I now think i should start from scratch again with a proper bike fit any recommendations i.e english speaking in chiba/tokyo area?
Sorry for the essay any help appreciated!
Wondered if anyone could give me any advise?
Last couple rides iv been out on with tcc members iv had comments that my riding position is too upright and i needed to lower my stem.
With this in mind i spoke to my local seo shop guy (who speaks good english good enough to tell me his doping stories during his keirin riding fame).
He first suggested changing my standard specialized stem so i got a enve stem and then he moved one 10mm space above it. Still compared to over riders i feel i have a more upright position.
So was wondering if i could drop it even further and replace the 20mm cone spacer?
On reflection and from trawling the internet when buying the bike i was a little naive and my doper mate from seo shop who initialy sold me the bike and sized me up got it totally wrong and flogged me the bike to get rid of a unpopular bike size for japan.
My bike is a Specialized roubaix elite 2013 size 61. Doing a bit of internet research i found most people say for my height 6ft i should have a size 58 i understand theres more variables than just height but as a rough guide.
More worryingly iv seen posts on other forums that say its un safe to put spacers above the stem on a specialized bike because it crushes the thread and it voids the warranty.
could anyone shine any light on this? Any similar experiences with specialized bikes?
I now think i should start from scratch again with a proper bike fit any recommendations i.e english speaking in chiba/tokyo area?
Sorry for the essay any help appreciated!
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