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New School BMX 2004 - Now => New School Park, Street & Dirt => Topic started by: zed4130 on April 04, 2008, 10:23 AM
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I was chatting to rob (pickle) about this this am, i slammed mine down , then thought, it will be a nightmare on the way to the trails and just general riding about, over the years my seats got lower and lower, so ive decided to do my own thing and flag pole it ;) i know its not the done thing, but im 37 now with a shot back, this way i can also ride to work and back with no grief :daumenhoch: and i mainly ride trails and tracks, with a very little amount of parks, plus i have another seat and short post for that.So how do you like it long or short ;) im going to do a custom pad in the end, yep im no fashion victom :LolLolLolLol:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m279/zed2000/bits186.jpg)
in the sun lol
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m279/zed2000/bits191.jpg)
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Put it where you want it dude!
But what do I know. Front brake! Ive even got 4 pegs on now :crazy2:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/Bikes/Newbars2.jpg)
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I must admit alex i do prefere the look of a high post , yours looks sweet mate, and a pad ;) rob mentioned the pad on your bike :4_17_5:
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lumberjack pad set mate
http://www.alansbmx.com/product_info.php?cPath=116_119&products_id=5895&osCsid=4d6dd8435c631e8525b8b669aa74f512
Might even be tempted myself! :D
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Surely for the General you need to track down a Rebel Racing pad.
Oh and it's seats up for me. Even more than those 2 are.
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Bugger!! just went to buy some myself and they're sold out >:(
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Bugger!! just went to buy some myself and they're sold out >:(
:'( some rebel ones would be nice steev, there is one on ebay with lots of pads at the mo, bidder3 or what you call it is on them :-\ £20 so far the lot, sure there fly up, i might make a custom one, but i do like the ones robs said about :4_17_5: they would be sold out mate :-\
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yours looks sweet mate, and a pad ;) rob mentioned the pad on your bike
That pad is funny. I didnt really give frame pads much thought. On my last bike i had didnt have one on cos the tt was quite large but I got this LAF just as I started to build up some old S&Ms so pads were on my mind. Now, when I look at older photos and Video footage of me Im always running an S&M frame pad. I have had one of those things on for more than 15 years now!
(and yes, I do still have the very first frame pad off my very first dirtbike! haha)
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I just think you have to set up your bike for how its used, not just how it looks, your bike looks great alex, and as i have to ride to the trails and parks, a low seats a pain, plus i love the look of a high seat and pads , i noticed alex in all the old pics you have a frame pad, keep it real mate :4_17_5:
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heres a full confederate pad set :shocked: thats a high pole ;)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m279/zed2000/dscn1460_lg.jpg)
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i used to and still do on the dirtbike have them at about 3-4" of exposed post depending on seattube length and depth of seat
on the standard its slammed
years ago before i moved we would have to ride miles to ride anywhere so i had to have the seat in a position where i could just about pedal and i had a brake for the hills
but as the standard is a toy and not transport its slammed to keep it out of the way and so it doesnt jab me in the back of the knee >:(
after all , if you want to sit down and pedal get a road bike ::)
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:LolLolLolLol: got one of those perry (a road bike ) but no good on the dirt jumps :LolLolLolLol:
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but no good on the dirt jumps :LolLolLolLol:
what you or the bike Paul ;)
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i guess mine started to get lower when i realised i only ever sat down when i wasnt pedalling ;D
what i didnt understand was why did so many people have the seat at such an angle :-\ loads of my mates did it and sure its fine for no hand stuff but whenever i sat on them i slipped off the back ;D
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I still pinch the seat with my knees for loads of stuff. Apart from no-handers cos I cant do them, and barspins cos I dont really ever do them.
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but no good on the dirt jumps :LolLolLolLol:
what you or the bike Paul ;)
:LolLolLolLol: both rob :LolLolLolLol: i angle the seat to go with the tt, i think it looks better, and the only thing alex these day i grab between me legs aint me seat :LolLolLolLol:
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(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q14/dennydyer/mynewride-suelofeb10th2008005-1.jpg)
as i mainly ride flat nowadays i need the seat up. i would have it higher but the post is already near its safety mark.
2 other riders in south wales run huge posts. you can tell they are flatland bikers.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q14/dennydyer/lidlscarparkcardifffeb10th2008004.jpg)
matti.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q14/dennydyer/lidlscarparkcardifffeb10th2008089.jpg)
dhugal.
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i run my post quite high, prob cause i spend most of my time sitting on it and not riding :LolLolLolLol:
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Wear your seat posts with pride :D
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c173/subversionBMX/BikeSideOn.jpg)
I've always set mine up to be the most comfortable (angle) to sit on (that's what they're for!?) then make minor adjustments on the height to suit my riding :daumenhoch:
IMO slammed seats look soo gay :-*
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on every single bike I own the seat is set to just touch the inside mof my left knee when the pedals are level, this comes from my gate stance and I cannot ride a bike if its any different as I tend to use my knees to steer/throw the bike around :idiot2:
Hope this makes sense?
:) DINGO :)
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great range of riders and styles answers :)
shows it comes down to preference and more imporantly what the riding is
i think flatland would look damn silly with posts any lower than those :)
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i think flatland would look damn silly with posts any lower than those :)
Don't forget, bitd flatlanders ran their seats slammed :daumenhoch:
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i run my seatpost slammed fully :daumenhoch:
mainly because i'm a shameless trend whore,
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i run my seatpost slammed fully :daumenhoch:
mainly because i'm a shameless trend whore,
tis true :LolLolLolLol:
:) DINGO :)
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Does anyone else struggle to get a post long enough?
The long one I know of is the Odyssey one (apart from Thompson, but they cost too much!)
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i recomend xlite
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/X-Lite-X-Lite-Clikon-Seat-Post-rrp-56-99-1-2-price_W0QQitemZ300213019578QQihZ020QQcategoryZ22693QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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i recomend xlite
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/X-Lite-X-Lite-Clikon-Seat-Post-rrp-56-99-1-2-price_W0QQitemZ300213019578QQihZ020QQcategoryZ22693QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
thats about the worst post i've ever used :daumenhoch:
the whole head assembley will come loose and the only means of tightening it is a soft alloy hex bolt :(
the carriers are too small for 8mm rails too,
x-lite, pretty but shite :daumenhoch:
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change the bolts
drill/file out the rails for 9mm
but i always use road/mtb seats so no problem for me ;D
theres ringle and use too but most of those are 27.2 any suggestions for 25.4 joe ?
anyone remember the odyssey robo clamp that was just a wedge like a stem that could be put on any post ?
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change the bolts
drill/file out the rails for 9mm
but i always use road/mtb seats so no problem for me ;D
theres ringle and use too but most of those are 27.2 any suggestions for 25.4 joe ?
anyone remember the odyssey robo clamp that was just a wedge like a stem that could be put on any post ?
the bolt that holds the clamp assembly to the post is soft alloy and loctited, it round in like 2 seconds.
i actually did drill out the carriers yesterday am to fit an s&m small logo seat, its going on my rat-bike :daumenhoch:
i only know of the thomson thats super long and 25.4, u.s.e made their alien post in 25.0 and theres the ringle like you mentioned :daumenhoch:
those robo-clamps pop up ont bay every now and again,
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i recomend xlite
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/X-Lite-X-Lite-Clikon-Seat-Post-rrp-56-99-1-2-price_W0QQitemZ300213019578QQihZ020QQcategoryZ22693QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
thats about the worst post i've ever used :daumenhoch:
the whole head assembley will come loose and the only means of tightening it is a soft alloy hex bolt :(
the carriers are too small for 8mm rails too,
x-lite, pretty but shite :daumenhoch:
i can quote too ;D
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FF has a selection of longer seat posts for some inspiration/ideas:
http://www.flatlandfuel.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=19 (http://www.flatlandfuel.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=19)
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I rode to work last night, it was so much easyer with the higher saddle, infact i can just about pedal in the seat :daumenhoch: and coming home after the night shift it was much better, although i was going to go down the jumps, but as a nob i put too much presure in my front tire, and yep it was popping off :-\ so i had to ride home :'( oh well just hope its nice sunday :daumenhoch: my mate across the road might be coming out on his nuschool, you know the one we cant work out what it is :LolLolLolLol: he has been buying ride magazine, so yep he has cut his post right down, ::) i like the look of a short post, but practicaly higher is easyer, i remember some riders doing the cin ride with slammed seats :shocked: ouch, ive rode a few miles like this, and that was enough ,and yes joe you are a fashion whore :LolLolLolLol: but i can see the point in slamming, and if i could just put my bike in the back of a car, and take it to parks etc then i might slam mine, but also like dingo i use mine to balance,