Nice review. I too have agonized over seatposts. I like Brooks saddles enough
to be afraid to invest $150+ in something with longer rails (Selle Anatomica
for example: intrigued, but frugal).
Getting behind the seat matters to me in ways lengthening the stem doesn’t
address. I have a bad knee/le
Great review, Leah! I had the same problem with my Platy, but solved it a
different way. I SO wanted a tan saddle to match the tan tire sidewalls
and grips so I bought a Selle Anatomica...the “new” style with the lighter
cast aluminum rails. All my other bikes have SA black saddles with steel
Looks good! I've used a Velo Orange Grand Cru setback seat post but it
didn't have THAT much set back.
Doug
On Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 5:03:27 PM UTC-5 JAS wrote:
> Great review, Leah! I had the same problem with my Platy, but solved it a
> different way. I SO wanted a tan saddle to m
Joyce, I wish we had talked about this! I was hesitant to say I had this issue
because I thought I might be misinterpreting. These long bikes can’t feel
cramped, can they? But you had the same issue, and it might have even been
compounded by us both having Clems. When you ride a Clem you are lux
Funny that with such a long bike that I too wanted more stretch. I kept
wanting to push the handlebars away from me (really, my bum backwards).
Joyce, I think we had an email discussion about it awhile back and that it
surprised both of us.
I have one of the very tall stems in 100, the longest
FWIW, the carbon rail upgrade is longer than the cast aluminum (ask me how
I know), and I ended up having to go with that for proper fit. Carbon may
be a nonstarter for folks on the list, so I'm just throwing it out here.
--Tom
On Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 5:03:27 PM UTC-5 JAS wrote:
> Gre
I discovered this rail situation with Brooks in a form that makes NO sense:
The adjustability range on steel- and ti-rail B17s is the same, but it's in
a different spot under the saddle. I can't remember which is which (I only
have the titanium now) but one of them starts with the saddle further
—-The only hangup with the Thompson being, you can only get it into the frame
up to the bend in the post
> On Nov 20, 2021, at 18:13, Patrick Moore wrote:
>
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> You are absolutely right to change saddle setback for comfort and balance
> (and torque too) instead of the stem length; saddle pos
Leah et al;
You pointed out exactly why the first thing I look at with bike fit is if I
can achieve the desired setback for my preferred position.
Everyone will differ and everyone will have their ideal range but once you
know your comfort zone you can get a better idea where your frame will fit
Does anyone even know what the seat tube angle is on the Platypus ? Likely
not as the frame geometry was never included in the table. It's either 72
or 71.5. All 'n all in my opinion Grant/Will could do a better job of
educating buyers on fitting their bikes rather than saying "just trust
us"
I’ve really enjoyed reading ALL of these responses. I honestly did not know
that what I was perceiving was an issue for so many. (And the mental image
Garth painted of pedaling among galloping horses in Ohio was an added bonus in
this thread.) In fact, I’d have likely just lived with the annoyan
Garth,
You pegged it for me—a 12 or 13 cm stem would have worked if they made it,
or sticking with a less pulled back bar like the Albatross. Love the
Billies more to hold all my handlebars “stuff.” I wanted to start with
what I had purchased for the bike before starting to buy other fixes.
First, it's so the way of things that it was perfect on the first ride then
all went to heck on the second. Oy!
But to the matters at hand. My first assumption was the post is really long
and it's clanging into the lip of the toptube as it crosses into the
seattube. But this post is 250mm, same
One more theory: The saddle is way back now so the post is lower relative
to where you had the old one set. According to this theory both posts would
stop at the butted section if you tried to slam them. Or I'm overthinking
this! 🤪
On Sunday, November 21, 2021 at 9:38:33 PM UTC-8 Joe Bernard
That's as far down as the seatpost will go. The portion above and just
below the little bolt is 27.2 then tapers to 26.8, probably making it
easier to produce different seatpost sizes.
I found this out the hard way. Thought it was hitting a butted section so I
chopped it only to find it did not
Well! Do you know how annoying it is to put that much detective work into a
bike part and totally not think of the right answer? Pretty annoying!
Good call on the knowing stuff, Tim 👊
On Sunday, November 21, 2021 at 10:23:32 PM UTC-8 Tim Baldwin wrote:
> That's as far down as the seatpost will
Leah I looked at this nifty stem comparison thing here .
http://yojimg.net/bike/web_tools/stem.php
Reading your post again and comparing the photos of your Clem to your
Platy, I can see the reach isn't the same.
So, comparing the -17 rise 280x90 stem you have to using the Nitto mtc-04
long 2
Garth, you are so smart you are making my head spin and it’s early here. So
many numbers… You are right that my reach is different on each bike - the Clem
is SO long that I have an 8 cm stem and the Brooks is pushed all the way back
and the fit couldn’t be better. BUT, The Platy is so different.
Alright you guys, I emailed Grant asking (begging?) for a seat post. I said you
people sent me. I also said maybe we have to fundraise. I’d gladly chip in
money to make this project happen. Maybe he will say he already has something
in the works. Maybe he will know of a place that already makes
Leah, you are a star! Thanks for asking Grant about the seat post. I'm
in! I'd gladly pre-order and pitch in some money as well. It's so
elegant. If they make it they should call it the Platyfied S84.
#RivSisters,
Joyce
On Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at 10:02:23 AM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Din
One thing I forgot to add, in response to Garth's note about torque: I
absolutely smoked the clamp bolt on my IRD and that sucker still slipped. I
weight 170 and it was moving riding on good roads around town. No ruff
stuff.
Might be worthwhile to get a general list of people interested in an
Kent Erkisen (retired) was a titanium frame builder and also offered
titanium seat posts with custom setback (layback) options.Very expensive,
of course. I wonder if any US based builders would be open to doing a run
of hand brazed chromoly 26.8 seat posts with your desired setback? If there
wa
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