Does anyone know if you can get the seatpost lower with the new design? My IRD post from Riv needs 5 inches and I’ve got it totally slammed. It would be nice to know I had a post I could put a little lower. Also, the product page shows lengths of 250-350mm and the way I read it, it is measuring the shaft of the seat post, not the setback? How would one know which length to choose? Leah
On Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 3:55:06 PM UTC-4 Garth wrote: > Very Good Max ! > > I got the Soma email that showed the seatpost and noticed it looked > different, as it was. It's been redesigned with a new forged head and now > is 30mm setback rather than the 50mm. > > Just so anyone ordering the post understand IRD doesn't make the previous > version anymore. Read the fine print ! > > On Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 2:58:18 PM UTC-4 maxcr wrote: > >> Things are working for me without swapping seatposts and simply by >> pushing my saddle forward instead of backwards. >> >> If anyone is still looking, the IRD posts seem to be back at Somafab: >> https://www.somafabshop.com/shop/ird-seatpost-wayback-compact-6972?search=compact#attr=346,4463,1073 >> >> Max >> >> On Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 8:08:15 AM UTC-4 Garth wrote: >> >>> I'd guess it's working out for Max since he hasn't posted an update, >>> that's usually how it goes when all is well ! >>> >>> I can't say bike fitting is mysterious, I'd call it intuitive. While >>> others can help steer you in the right direction, the fine tuning is all an >>> "inside job", so to speak. Just as no one can eat or breathe for another, >>> the Life that Lives In and As ALL isn't up for "negotiation". It MUST BE ! >>> >>> Since I've been re-familiarizing myself with riding in road position >>> with DT shifters and new saddle, I've moved mine forward some 15mm+ from >>> when I started with it. It just keeps feeling better, as in more >>> efficient/effective use of what strengths I have. Yesterday I unexpectedly >>> found myself riding up a knarly hill that has some really steep sections. I >>> had not ridden it in a long time and surely had my doubts as to doing it. >>> It took a while to get in the groove and took to standing on the initial >>> very steepest parts, but soon found myself seated and going up just fine in >>> the 36/32 high gear. I used to have to stand the whole way. I could feel >>> how much more effective it is to be able to use the quad/front muscles more >>> by sitting more forward. When I was too far back I'd have to either stand >>> or go to a lower granny gear and felt weak. My road bike doesn't have a >>> lower gear and thankfully so. I didn't need a lower gear to compensate for >>> my self-made mistake, I simply had to express my inherent strengths most >>> effectively and efficiently, upon which it often feels effortless. Rather >>> neat in that way ! I'm riding 150mm cranks and somewhat mid-foot pedaling, >>> all of which just works well for me. >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/49afe133-81d1-4477-b658-3da44cc856ean%40googlegroups.com.
