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Originally Posted by RayMAKER
Ok, wife is 5'2" i bought a used 2009 Giant Cypress DX (Medium womens) its a little too tall but need to make work. Everything is adjustable but the suspension seatpost is aleady at lowest point. Is there any reason i cant just replace with solid post to get it down 2" lower for her?

Thanks for any help on this.
I can't think of one other than the rider's objection to doing that, which would mean a different bike. Bike is too big. Reach might be too great and bars too high, which might not be particularly comfortable and not the way the bike was designed to be ridden.
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