Best way of smoothing out road bumps

[keithmac]

I fitted a Suntour NCX seatpost, worth it's weight in gold.

 

[screenman]

FYI, here is the current configuration
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That position would hurt my back.

 

[jefmcg]

I fitted a Suntour NCX seatpost, worth it's weight in gold.

Oh, and much cheaper than the thudbuster

 

[jefmcg]

That position would hurt my back.

I trust her to know her body - better than most, as she showed me an MRI of her spine.

I took the photo because she wants to show her physio, so if there are red flags there she'll be advised.

There is a little more info about her in another thread

 

[S-Express]

Assuming she can still bend her back at the hips, a lower position will deflect more of the road shock into her hips, and not up her spine.

 

[vickster]

Correct answer to your question. If it is a 'Sport' version I think it will have 32s on. See whether you could get 37s in there.

Spot on.

Don't think 28s will be 'fatter'.

I don't have anything fatter to offer @jefmcg

 

[jefmcg]

Her position on the bike was the primary problem. Secondary problem was not having gears. Both fixed now. Road shock is a distant third.

 

[raleighnut]

I'd go for fatter tyres, 35s at least.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

Yes, that's what I meant.

Sorry Dave, I was just slow in typing, your reply wasn't there when I started.

I think we all do weight transfer to some extent anyway, maybe without thinking about it. Roadies do it when crossing sunken manhole covers, MTB'ers and CX'ers do it all day long.

 

[EnPassant]

Bentley (there may be downsides to this approach).

 

[fixedfixer]

Fat bikes are great. Only they are now called "plus bikes" because some fatties got upset.

Seriously. I must be old.

 

[cubey]

Sprung seat post.

 

[jefmcg]

Bentley (there may be downsides to this approach).

I'm pretty sure that won't fit in the space under her stairs either.

But a smoother ride than her Ford Focus.

 

[ColinJ]

The saddle looks way too low which I reckon means that her bum (and through that, her spine) will be taking more of any impacts than her legs will. If the saddle were raised then it would be easier to raise herself up and let her legs act as suspension.

Also, as suggested above - bending forwards more would stop any impacts through the saddle going straight up the spine.

 

[jefmcg]

The saddle looks way too low which I reckon means that her bum (and through that, her spine) will be taking more of any impacts than her legs will. If the saddle were raised then it would be easier to raise herself up and let her legs act as suspension.

Also, as suggested above - bending forwards more would stop any impacts through the saddle going straight up the spine.

Thanks @ColinJ

Again, the worst problem for her, with her genetic inheritance, was posture. Bending to the original handlebars caused her real pain. She's addressed that. The minor problem she also had was the road shock. At this point in time, she's going to see how that is with the new posture. And also, she's going to playfully send a picture to her physio, so if there are red flags there with respect to her injury, they will see it.

I too was worried about her saddle height so I explained that with her heel on the pedal, her knee should be lock-out straight, and it was - despite how it looks in the picture. Is there a better metric?