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Re: [ST] Short Question
- Subject: Re: [ST] Short Question
- From: Neal Dillman <neald+sprint@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 09:19:45 -0800
All,
Thanks for the great responces. I do have fairly tall boots as well,
Daytonas.
Bill,
You mention that you have a modified seat. Who modified it? Are you
happy with the results?
Colt,
I am hesitant to modify the height of the rear suspension without
modifing the height of the front. Have others made this mod
successfully (without affecting handling)?
Regards,
Neal
Bil Swartz wrote:
> Welcome Neal, and congrats on choosing a Sprint ST!
>
> I'm 5'7" and have the same 30" inseam you do. I don't know how much
> you'll get but you could send your stock seat to Sargent and have the foam
> in the front replaced with their "Atomic Foam", and denser closed cell
> foam I think it is. This allows for thinner foam to do the same job.
>
> Sargent also makes a replacement seat but from what I've heard it's too
> wide in the nose which makes us short guys spread our legs a little wider
> when reaching for the ground and that just shortens your reach.
>
> I'm sure you'll get lots of other posts on this, there's things you can do
> with the shock setup I hear, and some suggest rotating the chain adjuster
> but I've not done any of this.
>
> I do have a modified seat, but when I need maximum contact area with my
> foot I just hang a cheek off the seat a little. That and my Sidi OnRoad
> boots have a thick enough sole to negate most of the reach problem.
>
> FWIW, HIH, YMMV, SDA, yada yada yada.
>
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