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<blockquote data-quote="git-r-dan" data-source="post: 379118" data-attributes="member: 2049"><p>Now, after several rides, I've determined a few factors that are making the ride uncomfortable. "The Pocket" is located too far forward. I sent several pictures of my riding position and believe I mentioned in the questionaire that I sit back in the seat. At 6'1", the further back I sit, the less my legs are angled back. Now, when I sit "in the pocket", my croch is one inch from the tank and legs are angled back to the pegs way too much. This might be OK for a shorter rider, but for me, not OK. It seems that if they lost that ridge around the back and installed an inch more cushiony foam, it might be the solution. Also, seems to me that the seat has no spring to it. Believe the cut off for the springs installed was 220 pounds. I'm at 210 without gear and Heather (Russell) talked me out of the springs purchase. After several 100 mile rides, the seat feels hard as a rock and am not sure yet if the butt is going to ache after a day ride or not.</p><p></p><p>This reminds me of the saying about a movie production, "if they would have just spent $5 more on it, it would have been good."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="git-r-dan, post: 379118, member: 2049"] Now, after several rides, I've determined a few factors that are making the ride uncomfortable. "The Pocket" is located too far forward. I sent several pictures of my riding position and believe I mentioned in the questionaire that I sit back in the seat. At 6'1", the further back I sit, the less my legs are angled back. Now, when I sit "in the pocket", my croch is one inch from the tank and legs are angled back to the pegs way too much. This might be OK for a shorter rider, but for me, not OK. It seems that if they lost that ridge around the back and installed an inch more cushiony foam, it might be the solution. Also, seems to me that the seat has no spring to it. Believe the cut off for the springs installed was 220 pounds. I'm at 210 without gear and Heather (Russell) talked me out of the springs purchase. After several 100 mile rides, the seat feels hard as a rock and am not sure yet if the butt is going to ache after a day ride or not. This reminds me of the saying about a movie production, "if they would have just spent $5 more on it, it would have been good." [/QUOTE]
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