Notice that I have the saddle all the way back on the no-offset Thomson post (the 72* angle of the Lev helps here) and all the way forward on the very offset Thudbuster and I still cannot get them the same as far as saddle fore-aft to bottom bracket center. I also took a pic of each saddle to show where it was located on the seatpost rails. Running the RST fork at 80mm of travel gives me a factory angle set of 72* HT and 73* ST.
The h-bar is an Easton Monkey Lite XC high rise. The saddle is a WTB Pure V, the stem is an Easton 110mm, 6* rise. The Karate Monkey got the same treatment:Ī: Saddle Height 1 – center of seat to center of bottom bracket = 30.5” (allows for sag in suspension seatpost)ī: Saddle offset – how far behind the bottom bracket the saddle sits = 4”Ĭ: Saddle Height 2 – from ground to saddle top, perpendicular to ground = 41.25”ĭ: Bar Height – ground to center of bar at stem clamp = 40.5”Į: Reach – nose of saddle to center of h-bar at stem clamp = 22.5” to 22.75” depending on how you measure it. Running the Reba at 100mm of travel gives me a slack angle set of 70* HT and 72* ST.
The h-bar is an Easton Monkey Lite XC low rise. The saddle is a WTB Pure V, the stem is a Bontrager 100mm, 7* rise. We began with pics showing me on each bike, two different pedal positions, and then took out the tape and filled in the numbers of key points on the bikes.Ī: Saddle Height 1 – center of seat to center of bottom bracket = 30.25”ī: Saddle offset – how far behind the bottom bracket the saddle sits = 3”Ĭ: Saddle Height 2 – from ground to saddle top, perpendicular to ground = 42.5”ĭ: Bar Height – ground to center of bar at stem clamp = 41.5”Į: Reach – nose of saddle to center of h-bar at stem clamp = 22.25” to 22.5” depending on how you measure it.į: Saddle length – center of rails to nose = 6” The idea is to show how my current bikes are set up, how I look on the bike(s), and give Doug some scale to refer to. We also will take some pictures that will be provided along with the measurements and pass it all on to Doug at Curtlo Cycles. I will say that Pine is stiff, yet compliant, responsive yet stable with a rising rate of 100%. Currently I am testing Pine, next is Oak, then Birch or Ash, depending on the relative humidity. Inspired by the fork offset test that Guitar Ted did recently, I decided to test the relative shock absorbsion qualities of various woods. Even sharper eyes will notice the prototype rear shock on the Lev. Sharp eyes will notice the crash damage that I am sporting. Now it is time to put measuring tape to bike, put the numbers down on paper and see where we are coming from.
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