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<blockquote data-quote="Mcgyver74" data-source="post: 624358" data-attributes="member: 18322"><p>So I got my Russel today and rode with it for the first time.... First thing I noticed right off the bat is after 100 miles my butt felt fine whereas with the stock saddle I'd be in agony after an hour...</p><p></p><p>Other then that,</p><p></p><p>Few things I noticed...</p><p></p><p>1) It feels like every time I hard brake, I slide forward and slam my "boys" into the tank,</p><p></p><p>2) I feel like I can't lean as easily as I did before, it takes way more effort to push the bars to get into a lean...I can't use my body to get the bike to lean..(May be a good thing to make me focus on technique)</p><p></p><p>3) I no longer can flat foot the bike, it's not bad but still there</p><p></p><p>I know that Russell will adjust it if necessary, but I'm hoping it's just going to take some time to break in, so I'm going to ride a few hundred miles tomorrow and then Sunday some friends and I are doing an almost 500 mile run to Syracuse for Lunch, hopefully after that it will be better...</p><p></p><p>Has this been the case for anyone else?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mcgyver74, post: 624358, member: 18322"] So I got my Russel today and rode with it for the first time.... First thing I noticed right off the bat is after 100 miles my butt felt fine whereas with the stock saddle I'd be in agony after an hour... Other then that, Few things I noticed... 1) It feels like every time I hard brake, I slide forward and slam my "boys" into the tank, 2) I feel like I can't lean as easily as I did before, it takes way more effort to push the bars to get into a lean...I can't use my body to get the bike to lean..(May be a good thing to make me focus on technique) 3) I no longer can flat foot the bike, it's not bad but still there I know that Russell will adjust it if necessary, but I'm hoping it's just going to take some time to break in, so I'm going to ride a few hundred miles tomorrow and then Sunday some friends and I are doing an almost 500 mile run to Syracuse for Lunch, hopefully after that it will be better... Has this been the case for anyone else? [/QUOTE]
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