Got my bike, does it look right?

[Dr Murdoch]

Strange question, but this is my first road bike having only ever had MTBs.

Is the saddle right, or in other words, is the frame the right size? It feels ok, but I have nothing to compare it to!

[Dr Murdoch]

Thanks!

Not quite 'buyers remorse', but 'buyers self doubt'!

I'll change the angle of the seat, the height is spot on. However, I always set my seat up so I had a very slight bend in my leg when at full stroke. The bike shop set it up so both feet were on tip toe on the floor, resulting in a slightly more pronounced bend.

The bulge on the stem is the headset, the stem has 5 x 5mm spaces.

Rotate bars forwards? so the levers move up, or down?

I got the CDF 20, I was hoping to get the 30 but its sold out everywhere I tried and Genesis are not making anymore until the 2018 bikes are released in September. No way I could miss a whole summer worth of riding to wait!

Edited by Dr Murdoch on Saturday 27th May 09:43

[Dr Murdoch]

Thanks
So top of bar and the top levers should be level, horizontal (I won't put a a spirit level on it, but if I were to then it would be level?)

[Dr Murdoch]

Thanks for all the help, all of it has been useful.

First proper ride on it this morning, 13miles to work....

I think I might nose the saddle down a little, it felt like my peanuts were getting squashed! Especially when using the lower bars. Is this due to saddle position, or the saddle? Also, I wondered whether saddles have a breaking in period, bit like shoes?

I tipped the bars too far up, it was hard to apply the brakes when on the lower bars.