I’m not a novice cyclist but have recently invested in a Specialized aethos expert which is the most expensive bike I have owned by some way, ahead of an Ironman next year. My question: I’ve had the bike built by Evans cycles and the handlebar setup seems completely wrong to me – the shifters seem way too far down the sweep of the bar – does this seem right? In truth I’ve always had bikes setup for me and have never needed to adjust the handlebar before.
by Apprehensive_Risk100
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Yep you’re absolutely right, I’d return that straight away and ask for someone who actually knows how to setup bikes to do it
Shifters are way too low so the bar is horrendously tilted upwards, you can see the horns pointing to the ground way too much
They’re set up in a way that makes you sit very upright on the bike and a lot of people find that comfortable. You can also see that the handlebar stem has been set as high as possible, again giving you a very upright position and comfy seating position.