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Old 06-05-22, 02:43 PM
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sjanzeir
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Originally Posted by tds101
From a little ride out by the bay yesterday,...
Tell me about that monocoque handlepost! Does it get in the way of folding the bike? I have one on order from Aliexpress that's 215mm high, along with a Litepro handlebar with a 120mm rise, for a total of 335mm, which puts me on the Hemingway about where I would be on the Mu (ironically, the sportier Mu has a taller head tube - and a higher stack - than the more mountainy Hemingway, so not only is it more comfortable to ride, but handles better, too. I have to pull the handlepost upper out by about an inch to be where I want to be on the Hemingway for the same comfort and handling.) If it works out on the Hemingway, I'll be ordering a second one for the Mu along with a 90mm rise handlebar!

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