Mangizmo
Raleigh Fan
Naaa only one big climb, I will start clocking my speeds starting next week, also this bike really isnt meant to be fast with front suspension and I often run 700x38 tyresDrop position?
There’s a steerer extender , riser bars and hoods at an angle I’ve never seen and you think going on the drops helps with a headwind. It’s like a solution to a problem that really doesn’t exist in the real world of cycling.
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If you genuinely are struggling to this extent to get the correct position I’d suggest a bike fit. You look overwhelmingly average so there isn’t any logical reason why any of this is necessary. Your position riding like you are won’t be efficient and whilst you think it’s comfy you would be suprised on what an expert will tell you.
Millions of cyclists ride many miles with the ‘normal’ handlebar options out there. You wanted wide drop bars originally , to which I assumed you were of wide shoulders. But you aren’t.
You say you did 45 miles …. What’s the average ? Climbing ?