I must say that I don't love riding this bike. Something feels off, but I'm not sure what it is. I use it for getting around the city.
by Grrrth_TD
I must say that I don't love riding this bike. Something feels off, but I'm not sure what it is. I use it for getting around the city.
by Grrrth_TD
17 Comments
I still haven’t been able to identify it. I think this bench is strange, but I don’t think it has anything to do with geometry.
I couldn’t identify it, I just think this type of bank is strange.
Seat angle is pitched pretty far down, but that’s more a fit thing than a geometry issue. Do you feel like you’re cramped, or sliding forward a lot when riding? If anything, I often see Brooks saddles angled backwards a hair.
It could be the zinc yellow (RAL 1018) – that shade is well known for being pretty slow.
It’s not bad, just not aggressive
You have too much fork offset. The bike looks super stable at the expense of crappy corning. If it’s fighting you in corners with the feeling of the front end washing-out then you have too much trail and the wheelbase is too long. Note the gap between the down tube and the front tire.
I’m assuming this isn’t a Pista frame, so if handling is yer thing, then you’ll need a frame swap.
Try level the saddle, reverse the stem
I’m guessing the person is referring to the fact that your bike isn’t a true track frame. If I had to guess, this was probably sold as we see it here.
The wheelbase is a little more relaxed and not aggressive with the short wheelbase like a typical track frame.
There’s nothing inherently “bad” about your frame geometry. If it doesn’t feel “right”, the easiest fixes are usually changing stems and bars.
Looks like it might be a shade too big
Also the saddle is angled weird. Usually brooks will be level or angled slightly back (not forward)
Maybe somebody in the other sub is just bad at geometry.
The tiny stem and not a lot of exposed seatpost make it look like the bike is too small for you.
If the bike does what you want, it’s fine. Unless you’re returning from rides with complaints about something hurting or the handling doesn’t feel right, you can ignore geometry comments.
Surly Sunset bars.
They’re riser bars with a good bit of sweep. It will put you in a more upright, relaxed posture. The bike may be a bit big for you and more comfortable bars will put a bandaid on that. Bikepacking.com has a whole list of alt bars to pick from.
Heard someone say about bike fit that seatpost height should be high enough that if it was a Thomson you would be able to see all of the name. As others have said Brooks saddles are usually tilted slightly up and the angle of the fork is very relaxed for a modern bike. Also think the low seatpost and tilted down saddle combined with rise stem and stretched out bullhorn bars with levers on the bar ends don’t quite add up but if you’re enjoying it that’s all that matters.
Try swapping out the handlebar for a basic straight or low rise riser bar. Maybe also go one size down on the frame
It has zero or negative bottom bracket drop.
It’s city bike, not track bike. If you gonna take it to the track you might end up with bad consequences, or they’ll just won’t allow you to ride
It isn’t track geometry, but I don’t see anything bad about it. Just more relaxed, should be fine for city riding, unless you like to smash and go as fast as possible.