Trek fx handlebar options
Chat or rant, adult content, spam, insulting other members, show more. Harm to minors, violence or threats, harassment or privacy invasion, impersonation or misrepresentation, fraud or phishing, show more. Hey guys, I just purchased a Trek 7. I really want to know what is the best options or position to ride this with to get the fastest speed. Do i put the seat up and handle bars down, or do i just adjust it to my liking where my stance is generally upright. I feel like I'm getting a lot I feel like I'm getting a lot of wind resistance riding it. Also would anyone recommend anything to make this ride smoother? I would love to know. I'm loving the bike but so far i'm having a hard time picking up a lot of speed with handlebar. Are you sure you want to delete this answer? Trending Now Sail Boston Johnny Miller Barack Obama North Korea Microsoft Office Free Credit Score John Cena COPD Symptoms Treatment Brian Head fire Holly Holm. I ride a similar bike to you, a older model Trek fx. Assuming that your bike fits options well, there are changes which can increase your average speed a bit. I've lowered my handlebars so the handlebars options just below the level of my saddle. The change was made gradually, so my body was able to adapt to the lower position. When riding against a headwind, I find it makes riding a bit easier. Bar-ends are really useful. I'd recommend setting bar-ends leaning away from you and long bar-ends which curve handlebar, rather than the short straight ones. Consider getting toe-clips or clipless pedals. They help you spin the pedals more efficently. And stiff sole trek transfer more energy to pedaling than handlebar soled ones. Regular bike maintance is also a good idea. Make sure the chain is lubed adequately as it makes it run alot smoothier. May you enjoy riding your bike as much as I enjoy riding mine. A few options really; Make sure the tyres are pumped up to their maximum pressure stated on the sidewall. Assuming the bike is the correct size for you sat on the saddle with the ball of your heel on the pedal with the pedal at its furthest from the saddle maximum extension your leg should be straight, not locked but just straight. When you ride with the ball of your foot over the pedal axle your leg should be at the correct extension You could trek the bars, shift the saddle fowards slightly, cut the bars down by a couple of inches, fit narrower tyres wouldn't realy go smaller than 28s on those rims. Using clipless pedals and proper cycling shoes would make a big difference. Etc etc etc etc. You can do a few changes to make your FX feel faster, but the drop bar will always have the upper hand. First, don't mess with the saddle position. It should be properly adjusted and left alone. Mess with it and options may have consequential pain or injury to deal with. If your saddle is not currently properly adjusted, go back to the shop and have them correct it for you. You can do two changes that might make you feel a bit zippier on the road. One is to lower your bar, either by "flipping" the stem to a negative rise position as opposed to its stock positive rise position ; yes, stems are reversible. This will lower your back a little, reduce your frontal profile, and stretch you out a bit. Beware that last bit. If you're not flexible enough, or if you're feeling a bit stretched out on your FX as its currently set up, you may find yourself too stretched out. In this case, a different stem may be necessary. Your Trek dealer can assist you with this refitting and will have any required replacement stem on hand. The other trek would be to reduce the width of your current bars. Wide flat bars have their place for technical off-road duty, but they're really out of place on the road. That extra width stretches your arms out, thereby increasing wind resistance and increasing stress to your upper body joints. Cropping flat bars is a simple task with a plumber's tubing not "pipe" cutter. You should be able to take 15 to 25mm off each end without any issue; however, the max is determined by the distance your brake and shift levers can be moved toward the stem. Any sweep in the bar combined with the location of the "swell" toward the larger center diameter of the bar will restrict the amount you can remove. The bars on your bike might have a bit too much sweep, in which case a true flat bar, like that used in the top FX models, would be a suitable replacement. As for bar ends, they do make a difference. Ergon makes some well-designed and very well made grips with integrated bar ends. They're quite comfortable, but not cheap. Have a look at the GC2 model. Once you get used to a comfortable bar end, you'll frequently use that hand position instead of the grip itself. But doing so does mean that your arms will trek spread out a bit more. This is even more handlebar for cropping those unnecessarily wide bars. FYI, I had a 7. I did the mods I suggested to you. I cropped the bar, installed GC2 grips and flipped and lowered the stem. All three changes made a huge difference from ride handlebar the stock bike. But there was no doubt that there was nothing I could do to acheive the same advantages that I had on my drop bar bikes. So I eventually converted it to a drop bar. If Options just used that bike for shorter rides and didn't live in a wind-prone area, I would have just enjoyed it with the changes I suggested. And if I had quickly realized that I would need the bike for longer, windy rides, I would have saved myself the trouble and exchanged the bike for another drop bar bike. Oh, speed typically is a function of fitness Give yourself time, keep riding, and speed will come. Get Fit, Personal Trainers. Related Questions What would happen if you had all star wars, star trek, and Dr Who fans locked up in the same room? 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