New Canyon Endurace - love it but....
Discussion
The position on that video is old though. The new position I have recorded this morning. As said it feels better. I also raised the saddle again today, less aching quads, but windy so still a hard ride.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_1GN7Lr-PE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_1GN7Lr-PE
Matt_N said:
All this stuff was said on page 1 and 2, it's painful to read when the advice has already been given but ignored.
Have you not read all I have done, including the pics of the bikes next to each other and measuring them up side by side? Since then I have continued to adjust things and followed advice here by pushing the seat back to a more neutral position and instead adjusting the handlebars and saddle height to compensate...Hunched? I thought I was too upright before? Or do you mean I need a longer reach? I currently have a 90mm stem with a 100mm stem on the way so could extend the reach quite a bit with stem change and handlebar movements. Personally I find it suits me, back has been good as gold with no complaints.
Personally bike fit from somewhere recommended, do it for all your bikes then keep the bikes a long time
Only time I have ever got backache is by sitting too upright, due to a small frame and short stem on a long ride
I think the frame can be made to fit, but every video you post it looks too small, that might make sense to accommodate a back issue, but you could end up making it worse or give yourself other issues
Only time I have ever got backache is by sitting too upright, due to a small frame and short stem on a long ride
I think the frame can be made to fit, but every video you post it looks too small, that might make sense to accommodate a back issue, but you could end up making it worse or give yourself other issues
Dizeee said:
Hunched? I thought I was too upright before? Or do you mean I need a longer reach? I currently have a 90mm stem with a 100mm stem on the way so could extend the reach quite a bit with stem change and handlebar movements. Personally I find it suits me, back has been good as gold with no complaints.
Out of interest what is the distance from the tip of your saddle to your handlebars (next to stem)mcelliott said:
Still a bit too upright to my eyes, the extra 10mm on the new stem is worth a try. Where does your saddle sit on the rails? forward/arft.
The saddle now and in that vid is slightly further back than where it was in the first vid where I pushed it forward almost as far as it could go. I pushed it back around 1cm so it currently still sits forward but more towards the centre. It has meant my knees are now more vertical when pushing on the pedals which is a good thing as before they were not.Edited by mcelliott on Friday 24th March 17:11
It's working for me there for now, no adverse issues and I have covered some ground on it. I could experiment with it some more though.
fromage said:
Out of interest what is the distance from the tip of your saddle to your handlebars (next to stem)
In a straight line to the centre of the handlebars 52.5cm. From the nose of the saddle to the hoods, so (diagonally measured) it is, for arguments sake, 66cm. I say that because the range between 64cm and 70cm covers the area where the hood starts all the way to the front edge of the shifter, so your hand encompasses a large area on the hood. 66cm is the point where the shifter starts from the bar tape so where your hand would be.The hoods are definitely more elongated and stretched out than the old Bianchi's.
Dizeee said:
I had no idea the cat was there throughout all of that until I watched it back. I was trying to include as many "positions" as I could to give a better overview.
Could be right about the saddle, although it has been raised now 4 times
It may have been discussed already, but I can't work out why rather than make lots of potential injury inducing changes to your position, you just don't go and get a professional bike fit done, preferably by someone who knows what they're doing. They will analyse your flexibility, then see if the bike can be adapted to fit you correctly. Moving the seat up, down, forward, backward, then changing the stem....seems inevitable you'll get it wrong, and cause yourself injury.Could be right about the saddle, although it has been raised now 4 times
Seems to me you're sat far too upright, and the bike frame is just too small for you....
I shelled out Jan 2016 for a pro bike fit, I came away with the resulting measurements all listed clearly on a frame chart with corresponding angles etc. I wasn't that impressed with the fitter for other reasons, including the fact he never did a flexibility test, but I still have the numbers and he was recommended by a PHer so I am sure his numbers can't be that far off.
I have had numerous minor "fits" and bike shops measure / advise me on sizing over the years and couple with researching the Canyon sizing there are little more times I can say it is the correct size. I am 5 foot 8 and a half, with 30 inch legs and currently weigh more than I should at 75kg. The 55cm Bianchi was always too big for me, my 53.5 De Rosa is spot on, so this Small Canyon who size larger than expected at 54.5cm top tube is definitely right.
I have had numerous minor "fits" and bike shops measure / advise me on sizing over the years and couple with researching the Canyon sizing there are little more times I can say it is the correct size. I am 5 foot 8 and a half, with 30 inch legs and currently weigh more than I should at 75kg. The 55cm Bianchi was always too big for me, my 53.5 De Rosa is spot on, so this Small Canyon who size larger than expected at 54.5cm top tube is definitely right.
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