Comments on: Boonen’s New Bike a Winner, Other News http://cyclocosm.com/2007/03/boonens-new-bike-a-winner-other-news/ Pro Cycling News, Commentary and Special Features Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:54:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Peter http://cyclocosm.com/2007/03/boonens-new-bike-a-winner-other-news/comment-page-1/#comment-950 Peter Sun, 01 Apr 2007 22:15:54 +0000 http://cyclocosm.com/2007/03/boonens-new-bike-a-winner-other-news/#comment-950 Hey Cosmo- Thanks for the link to Oscar Freire: I Jam Econo. The man is on fire and he's just too goofy to behold. Peter Hey Cosmo-

Thanks for the link to Oscar Freire: I Jam Econo. The man is on fire and he’s just too goofy to behold.

Peter

]]> By: Markk http://cyclocosm.com/2007/03/boonens-new-bike-a-winner-other-news/comment-page-1/#comment-894 Markk Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:59:14 +0000 http://cyclocosm.com/2007/03/boonens-new-bike-a-winner-other-news/#comment-894 You know with all this talk about Boonen's bike and your stuff about Bicycling's crap reviews make me want to rant that bikes are all designed for smaller people. Being 6'1" and 220 I tried to use a lot of these guides for bikes - for taller people, but what felt comfortable for me never was the fit that all the "books" recommend. I don't mean I like more upright handlebars or anything. The angles and the distance from the pedals to the seat to the handlebars that seem to be recommended by all these fitting models don't seem to fit taller, heavier people. My brother (6'4") has it even worse - he just buys a large frame and tinkers. Several other tall folks all just laugh at the selections. I think bike designers seem to look at 5'9" people that weigh 160 lbs. as the design goals and angles just end up subtly wrong. More powerful people (like Boonen) really do have different needs and I'll bet his back was hurting from having to stretch and crunch at the same time. You know with all this talk about Boonen’s bike and your stuff about Bicycling’s crap reviews make me want to rant that bikes are all designed for smaller people. Being 6′1″ and 220 I tried to use a lot of these guides for bikes – for taller people, but what felt comfortable for me never was the fit that all the “books” recommend. I don’t mean I like more upright handlebars or anything. The angles and the distance from the pedals to the seat to the handlebars that seem to be recommended by all these fitting models don’t seem to fit taller, heavier people. My brother (6′4″) has it even worse – he just buys a large frame and tinkers. Several other tall folks all just laugh at the selections. I think bike designers seem to look at 5′9″ people that weigh 160 lbs. as the design goals and angles just end up subtly wrong. More powerful people (like Boonen) really do have different needs and I’ll bet his back was hurting from having to stretch and crunch at the same time.

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