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Sorry, I started a similar thread to this a while ago but less specific....
Joined a gym recently to help with my rehab from a suspected herniated disc. I joined for the swimming pool, gym equipment and yoga classes, but noticed they have Wattbikes.
I remember years ago when I was in rehab for another suspected herniated disc, I attended some spin classes and just raised the handlebars to shopper bike height, but not so with the Wattbike, in fact, I can't even raise the handlebars to the same (relative to saddle) height as I have on my normal road bike!
Wattbike website isn't very clear, there's certainly no longer handlebar piece that I can see to make the bars higher, so has anyone else found a solution? It seems a shame to have such a useful resource available but not to be able to use it...
Ta
This suggests it should be possible to get saddle and bars to the same level. I guess it's going to depend on how how you want the saddle though.
You're right, although at the bottom it also goes on to say that at maximum heights, there might be a handlebar to saddle height difference of 7cm, which I guess is what I'm running foul of (I think I have disproportionately long legs for my height).
HOWEVER, it also goes on to say:
NOTE – with the saddle and handlebar both set at maximum height there is a saddle to handlebar difference of 7 cm – for safety reasons do not go above minimum markings – extra long stems are available which increase the settings by 10 cm.
and right enough a bit of googling gives:
https://wattbike.com/gb/product/extra-long-handlebar-stem
So it was my original google-fu that was weak obviously!
Shame the stem is £70, wonder if I could persuade the gym to pay for it...
NOTE – with the saddle and handlebar both set at maximum height there is a saddle to handlebar difference of 7 cm – for safety reasons do not go above minimum markings – extra long stems are available which increase the settings by 10 cm.
Iain's a similar height to me. Unlikely he will get them close to his saddle height
That's interesting Terry, so they obviously just assume anyone 5'11" or over can maintain a more aggressive position, although to be honest I've gotten so used to having less than 2cm drop to handlebars that I forget how upright that is compared to average!