bike fit

sparrowlegs78

Hiya,
Just wondering if anyone can give me any pointers on bike fit.
My bike is the new Triban 3 , 63cm frame and 24lbs in weight. I am 6ft 2" and a novice road biker.
I have no aches and pains when riding apart from my hands getting used to braking from the hoods.
It came with a 130mm stem which I swapped to a 100mm stem as the 130mm was far too long, if I look down, I can't see the front hub when riding.
Please don't laugh about my bike being a budget bike, I can't afford a posher bike yet, I am just going to upgrade this one as I go along and then put the upgrades onto a posher frame as and when I can afford it.


Many thanks,
Caz xxx

Primus84

I've not much to offer being a newcomer myself but people here won't laugh at your bike, in any case, the B'Twin Triban 3 comes highly recommended!

Stevie_gee

If you have no aches and pains then the only advice I would give is remove the plastic peak from your helmet and hit the road

napoleond

It's very difficult to tell without seeing you riding, especially as you are still holding on to the side.

Only thing for it is to do some miles and see how you feel!

Enjoy.

sparrowlegs78

Thanks folks,
I was wondering if it looked a bit small lol, don't know what I'd do if it was too small with it being a gate sized bike already lol

Caz xxx

napoleond

One suggestion, try rotating the bars down a touch, you'll find it easier in the drops and braking in the drops much easier...

sparrowlegs78

Will do that now
Thank you

Caz xx

danlikesbikes

Looks generally OK to me, as per Nap D would perhaps rotate the bars down as will make riding on the drops though not sure if your stem can be swapped over to reduce the angle?

Hard to say as your holding on but perhaps the saddle up a bit but not 100% sure about that bit of advice would probably need a shot of you riding to see how your legs are.

As people laughing just ignore them, nothing wrong with your bike & they get a strong following on BR.

declan1

NapoleonD wrote:

One suggestion, try rotating the bars down a touch, you'll find it easier in the drops and braking in the drops much easier...

^ This. The reason it's hard to brake from the hoods is because they're rotated so far back. Try to make the main part of the hood parallel with the ground.

Other than that it looks ok - maybe a little too upright but if you're comfortable then not much point changing it!

giant_man

Don't worry about buying a budget bike, there's nothing wrong with Decathlon bikes, it's the fit and how comfortable the bike is when riding that is the most important thing ..

crikey

Looking good!

I would suggest that you view the whole bike fitting thing as a work in progress. Think about where you would like to end up in terms of position, and gently, slowly work your way towards it.

I would aim to get your bum back a bit more; your saddle looks pretty much at the right height, but you've got a bit more bend at the hips to work at.

When that gets comfortable, I would think about rotating the bars forwards a touch to gently lower the front end.

Then aim to get used to riding in the drops for a while, and when that seems ok, try flipping the stem over so it is flat rather than raised.

You are tall, so you may find getting comfy takes a while and a bit of stretching to keep or improve flexibility.

...and you don't need the handicap of baggy clothes; embrace the skin tight stuff!

edit; it's really not about the bike, it's about getting out and doing it. The more you get out and do it, the easier it is to get out and do.