Maximum seat height
06-07-22, 12:14 PM
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It's a great idea. It gives the user a chance to see firsthand failure modes in compromised alloys subjected to cantilever bending. (But he really should spend his time riding looking between his legs to be sure he doesn't miss the key moment. And with the money he saves on a new post, he can invest in a bridge I'm proposing. Based on the breakthrough Tacoma Narrows design.)
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It is hard to imagine riding a 47 cm frame when 58-62 cm frames are your normal size. I am 6' tall and ride a 57-58 cm frames. When I test "ride" my wife's daughters' bikes (42, 47, 50 cm) after maintenance sessions, it is pretty obvious that this is a really poor fit for me. I also know that there is no way I can set up any of those bikes to even come close to fitting me. My wife's 47 cm custom built frame is made to fit a 5'3" person.
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06-07-22, 01:48 PM
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It is hard to imagine riding a 47 cm frame when a 58-62 cm frames are your normal size. I am 6' tall and ride a 57-58 cm frames. When I test "ride" my wife's daughters' bikes (42, 47, 50 cm) after maintenance sessions, it is pretty obvious that this is a really poor fit for me. I also know that there is no way I can set up any of those bike to even come close to fitting me. My wife's 47 cm custom built frame is made to fit a 5'3" person.
06-07-22, 02:04 PM
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06-07-22, 09:08 PM
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Jesus, Dude! You can get a seatpost the right length for under $30! Get an actual seatpost, fer chrissakes!
EDIT: It doesn't matter how long the seapost is overall if there's not enough of it under the clamp. In fact, the MORE of it above the clamp, the worse the problem!
EDIT: It doesn't matter how long the seapost is overall if there's not enough of it under the clamp. In fact, the MORE of it above the clamp, the worse the problem!
06-07-22, 09:47 PM
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The lady helping me was insisting that my seat was too high, its over the maximum line by over an inch. The seatpost is very long and there is plenty to clamp on to, but she claimed that the lever arm could crack the frame. I haven't ever heard of an aluminum frame cracking from this, and she is very conservative/safety oriented. Always telling me that my wheel is too out of true or something or other. Have you ever heard of a metal frame cracking from this?
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06-07-22, 10:03 PM
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I knew a guy once, Kenny Feder, who was doing a multi-year residency in oral and maxillary reconstructive surgery. He was a pretty creative guy, and some of the stuff he did for people was amazing. But it was painful, and it took years to accomplish with many of his patients, requiring repeat surgeries and all sorts of wires and adjustable braces that looked like something out of the Spanish Inquisition.
I've crashed and burned plenty of times on a bike, but I try to avoid the obvious stuff that will contribute.
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Do you know the website bleacher report? The cofounder of that website got bought out over a decade ago for 60 million because he is a degenerate drug addict, he used to live in the house im staying at and left a very nice bicycle in the basement about a year and a half ago. I haven't used it because we halfhazardly intend on selling it and buying stuff for the house, but I may start using it at some point. Its a 54. He's currently in some motel with a prostitute and has forgotten about it. I was using the tiny bike because it is significantly less valuable
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Sell them both and buy something that fits. Boom. Done and done.
06-08-22, 08:28 AM
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06-08-22, 08:29 AM
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Do you know the website bleacher report? The cofounder of that website got bought out over a decade ago for 60 million because he is a degenerate drug addict, he used to live in the house im staying at and left a very nice bicycle in the basement about a year and a half ago. I haven't used it because we halfhazardly intend on selling it and buying stuff for the house, but I may start using it at some point. Its a 54. He's currently in some motel with a prostitute and has forgotten about it. I was using the tiny bike because it is significantly less valuable
06-08-22, 10:15 AM
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You're shopping for someone to tell you it's okay, rather than listening to everyone tell you it's not, complete with good explanations why. Maybe try taking the advice instead.
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06-08-22, 11:25 AM
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Also dude, not only is your bike to small, your sandals are too small too. With your toes hanging over the end by that much, you're definitely going to lose one when you make a sharp turn with that kid of toe overlap on your wheels.
06-08-22, 12:25 PM
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Gebhard's a responsible guy, plus as the owner of a bike shop, if he gave you advice that got you injured, he might be liable.
You're shopping for someone to tell you it's okay, rather than listening to everyone tell you it's not, complete with good explanations why. Maybe try taking the advice instead.
You're shopping for someone to tell you it's okay, rather than listening to everyone tell you it's not, complete with good explanations why. Maybe try taking the advice instead.
06-08-22, 12:45 PM
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...all the cool kids who ride a single speed, ride fixed gear. The brakes are just there in case a cop stops you. Put a track wheel on the back of that, and you're good to go. Even I ride fixed sometimes, and I'm older than dirt. This might be the ultimate answer to your bike maintenance problems. It's pretty difficult to break a fixed gear bike.
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I have a hacksaw, many old seatposts, and a master welder who is my mentor at work. Could easily make my seatpost longer if need be, ill try to get a picture once I fix my phone and find a metric allen key to change the seat height. This post is pretty long as is, the rando who helped me raise my seat happened to do bike fits in the past, and he didn't see anything wrong with this setup (he commented on how long the seatpost was for being such a small bike.)
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...all the cool kids who ride a single speed, ride fixed gear. The brakes are just there in case a cop stops you. Put a track wheel on the back of that, and you're good to go. Even I ride fixed sometimes, and I'm older than dirt. This might be the ultimate answer to your bike maintenance problems. It's pretty difficult to break a fixed gear bike.
