Buy the Right Size Road Bike - Symptoms
https://vimeo.com/261836036/aeeca090c1
Now we're on to the fourth part of this program -- we need to put together some information on how we feel on the bike.Note: I've updated the PDF download from Part 2 to include the information we'll take down in this section, so you can navigate back there, through the link below and download the new version.
Why do we need to do this? Because it can provide some context to the changes we're going to make to the geometry of our frame.
The previous sections were all about taking information from our old bike and using that to help draw a picture about the direction we'd take the search for the new bike. The symptoms on the bike will provide more depth, or color to those decisions. For instance, if our old bike has a stem with a lot of rise we might begin to conclude that our new bike should be able to attain at least this amount of bar height. If we also have some aches and pains that are consistent with bar height or reach difficulties, then this can reinforce that we need to accommodate for even more bar height than first expected when purchasing the new bike.There's much more information in the video so check that out and I should have some real world examples up soon for the final couple sections...