http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/ Actionbent Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:52:26 GMT wahoo_at_xahoo http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21044 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21044 Replace the stem with a longer (150mm) one. Get one with ~ 1 degree rise and install it upside down. That will push the bars further back toward your butt Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:45:51 GMT stuartfriedman http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21043 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21043 Thanks for the helpful responses to my previous post. I am trying to overcome the problems cause by my wrist injury (scapho-lunate ligament tear), I have Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:40:49 GMT jayg3957 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21042 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21042 Norman, The Cobra is an all-aluminum bike. I weighed mine with a digital fish scale and got a weight of 31 pounds. The 3-speed hub and disk brakes make the Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:01:13 GMT normanrvr http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21041 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21041 Hi, I had the chance to meet with Steve again last weekend and take the Cobra for a longer ride. I brought several things along to help me assess and compare Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:12:22 GMT wahoo_at_xahoo http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21040 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21040 Hi Stuart. You have a TW1, and if you put the factory bars back on that would definitely give you back clearance under your thighs, but your turning radius Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:34:24 GMT stuartfriedman http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21039 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21039 I have what I think is a TW II; when I bought it some years ago, I had some HP Velotechnik handlebars put on and lost track of the stock bars. I wasn't much Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:32:15 GMT jayg3957 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21038 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21038 Tom, I have narrow hips. I experienced knee pain with the stock 130 mm bottom bracket on the Cobra. I changed to a 110 mm BB and no longer experience pain. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:17:40 GMT jayg3957 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21037 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21037 Cliff, A number of sources define bicycle Q factor as the dimension between the outside faces of the cranks. The statement in my post that the stock Q factor Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:49:40 GMT Clifford Moore http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21035 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21035 So, alas, it has already "taken off" LOL! I stand corrected, I never heard that one before this thread. Cliff ________________________________ From: tigershel Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:17:44 GMT pictraty http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21034 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21034 Hi All, Great info on the begging hamster position, but Q factor as it relates to bikes, as I recall from reading some time ago,, was coined by someone at Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:04:27 GMT tigershel http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21033 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21033 That link didn't work for me. Try http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gloss_q.html#qfactor Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:12:30 GMT wahoo_at_xahoo http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21032 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21032 www.sheldonbrown.com/bridgestone/1991/pages/bridgestone-1991-13.htm Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:23:37 GMT Clifford Moore http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21031 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21031 Jay, I'm not sure where you got the idea of referring to the spacing between pedals as "Q factor", but in physics & engineering circles I believe Q factor Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:06:51 GMT jayg3957 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21030 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21030 Norman, A begging hamster is a short handlebar. I installed a 17-1/2" AB HiRacer bar on my Cobra. The proportions and shape of the bar fit the bike well. It Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:44:10 GMT ferretdvm http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21029 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/actionbent/message/21029 Rather than have an engineer work on it you could get these for $25: http://store.bikefriday.com/product_info.php?cPath=3&products_id=72 I believe they make