raleighnut
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Pah only a 400mm seatpost,
I had a 600mm one made for this bike, that's as low as it will go.
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I had a 600mm one made for this bike, that's as low as it will go.
raleighnut
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Yep, see post #16600mm seat post anyone
Mine are all set up for pedal performance, but at 5'8 they tend to be about level.
Must be a height thing as the 6+ footers need the seat height, frames dont seem to grow in proportion.
Bit like buying clothes, why does a size 42 jacket maker assume its for 6 foot tall people and a 32 waist gets 33 leg??
No, although I take your point......I have almost the same bike, mine is Defy his was TCR. My mate who was with me felt the same......he is 5'10" and also rides Giant.
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Bars a couple of inches below the saddle, I have the bars a little higher now than I used too, I raised them a touch last year to ease my back.
Racing roadkill
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It’s where the fancy pants computer bike fitting thing said it should be. And, to be fair, it’s spot on.
T.M.H.N.E.T
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Why did you have to comment on it? What did you know over and above what he did about his own bike? I'm 6ft3 and ride a 54CM top tube frame, please use these two pieces of info to explain how I would need a bigger frame and the logic leading to the conclusion.
Thanks
Why do I have to explain anything to you?
I was interested and we enjoyed a pleasant conversation about Giant bike and bike fits in general.
I hope that is acceptable to you.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
My stem is well slammed. It's so low the drop of my bars scrape the ground.
Actually I'm not sure. I think it's a smidge below the saddle or about level.
Actually I'm not sure. I think it's a smidge below the saddle or about level.
bladderhead
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It is threads like this that remind me why I got a recumbent.
cyberknight
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5cm drop to bar's from saddle, I have never had a bike fit and TBH all my bikes are at the upper end of the right size.5 foot 7inches
Ming the Merciless
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My bars are a number of inches above my seat. It's a recumbent......
Rusty Nails
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Does a seatpost that long with just 50mm in the tube cause potential stress problems at the top of the tube?
I asked myself that question. I am 5'6" and my Giant hardtail is a small. The seatpost has a line that tells me its at its max
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Bars lower than saddle I generally keep it to an absolute max of 2 inches. I ride straight bars with bar ends and usually cruise on the bar ends which are of course back up higher than the bars towards the saddle.
I do sometimes see flat barred bikes with bars way way below the seat - usually in urban supposedly trendyville. Looks plain wrong and uncomfortable bordering on dangerous to me - their bike, their body. Perhaps someone told them they had a nice arse at at impressionable age and they feel an urge to display it.
I do sometimes see flat barred bikes with bars way way below the seat - usually in urban supposedly trendyville. Looks plain wrong and uncomfortable bordering on dangerous to me - their bike, their body. Perhaps someone told them they had a nice arse at at impressionable age and they feel an urge to display it.
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