…does it look like the bars reach back too far? Gonna test ride this new cockpit setup today but have a feeling I’m gonna be hitting my knees on the bar end shifters. Is there any rule of thumb for that? Like if you drop a line from the bar end and measure the distance to the pedal spindle at its closest? Or something like that?
by dingle-kringle
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A good rule of thumb is ride it and then immediately find out… But yea just eyeballing it they look really close to the saddle.
Or even just sit on it balanced against a wall and back pedal… Really not sure why this needed to be a Reddit post.
Give it a pedal. I’ve had the bars too close, sometimes you sit between them, sometimes you bang your knees at low speeds. Hard to tell without just riding it.
Looks sick too
Gram Parsons reference on the frame!?
Seems ok to me, but it’s all personal preference. I have a cross-check that’s set up with bars in a similar spot and it doesn’t bother me unless I’m making really slow, tight turns.