tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020325906214196582.post7591797645731074934..comments2024-03-26T10:58:19.383-07:00Comments on Team-Robot: Seatpost height hall of shameTEAM.ROBOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02972953680578238918noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020325906214196582.post-29657675708016653142014-10-20T01:29:17.476-07:002014-10-20T01:29:17.476-07:00Most, if not all, bike sizing is rubbish. And that...Most, if not all, bike sizing is rubbish. And that means that most, if not all, people ride the wrong sized bike, regardless of post length, or stem length, or bar width, or spd or flat pedals. If only the industry would wake up and offer us custom sized everything, surely it wouldn't be THAT expensive.(Half a million different sized moulds for one bike frame?) Imagine the monstrosities we could all laugh at when Joe Blogs has chosen the wrong size, yet again.Always Hungryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09519220506214772463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020325906214196582.post-16668591624134251062014-10-16T10:59:43.390-07:002014-10-16T10:59:43.390-07:00god i hate dropper posts.god i hate dropper posts.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05771597680795847256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020325906214196582.post-56546080009162324562014-10-13T10:25:55.119-07:002014-10-13T10:25:55.119-07:00Emily Batty is 5'1" on a good day. No her...Emily Batty is 5'1" on a good day. No her bike does not fit her, but she insists on riding a 29er. She wants to win races or something. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020325906214196582.post-18034715692518802992014-10-11T22:52:24.444-07:002014-10-11T22:52:24.444-07:00I mostly agree, at least I think I do. It's un...I mostly agree, at least I think I do. It's unlikely that a slammed post is exactly the right height, so you probably are compromising something there unless it actually is the exact height. I'm not sure about how important those millimeters really are though.<br /><br />Bike size is a problem here, but I think the big issue is with people thinking they need much longer post travel than they really do. If your post is slammed, do you ever drop the post all the way? I hope not.<br /><br />I don't think it's wrong to say that anyone on a S or M frame doesn't need a five inch dropper.thedeathstarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020325906214196582.post-52062371922179174082014-10-11T08:02:16.808-07:002014-10-11T08:02:16.808-07:00If you ride with proper technique you don't ne...If you ride with proper technique you don't need to drop your seat all the way down. Look at any WC level dh'er, their seats are pretty high relative to their cranks. Its not like I cut my teeth training laps on Cypress or anything.derpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020325906214196582.post-55552424390666994632014-10-11T04:54:17.703-07:002014-10-11T04:54:17.703-07:00If you think you only need 4" of drop on your...If you think you only need 4" of drop on your dropper post that means you live somewhere flat or you are a sissy who doesn't ride steep trails.<br /><br />Most bikes do not accommodate a wide range of riders that could all run a 5" (or more) dropper post so the situation often does suck. <br /><br />Less interruption of the seat tube and lower seat post collar's on all frame sizes would help but we also need a wider range of post lengths so the tall guys can get their seat high enough. I can't think of an easy fix-all solution, so yeah it sucks and we should all just ride road bikes.<br /><br />http://m.youtube.com/results?q=early%2090's%20courier%20cycling%20through%20London&sm=3<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020325906214196582.post-8415856388670537082014-10-10T23:11:34.777-07:002014-10-10T23:11:34.777-07:00Damn I spelled Buzzworks incorrectly. My entire re...Damn I spelled Buzzworks incorrectly. My entire reputation is ruined as an internet comment section of a slightly ammusing and mostly ill informed but oh so lovable mountain bike blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07376528327512997104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020325906214196582.post-77191889957616954412014-10-10T16:01:26.032-07:002014-10-10T16:01:26.032-07:00I'm totally on your side when it comes to squi...I'm totally on your side when it comes to squids setting up their bikes, or even using the wrong size frame. I also loathe it when people drop their posts down too far, because you never need to do that...ever.<br /><br />But not all bikes should be painted with the same brush. For example, some mediums have a taller seat tube than other mediums, and so on. What it looks like in these photos are people using posts with too much drop.<br /><br />I have a 5" drop on my post with about an inch of base showing (not including the collar/seal area). If I had a 6" drop post I would have a post that was too high, even with the collar slammed. <br /><br />Its not complicated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020325906214196582.post-81759955461225334512014-10-10T12:16:32.898-07:002014-10-10T12:16:32.898-07:00Ben and I have talked ad nauseum about how small o...Ben and I have talked ad nauseum about how small our downhill bikes are. We are both dissatisfied with our XL sized frames. Wheelbases and reach lengths have both grown substantially in the past few years for riders under 6'2", but for us tall guys the only properly fitting downhill bike to choose from in MY14 was the GT Fury. I had the chance to buy my own DH bike this year, and I chose the V10 because I preferred its suspension design to that of the Fury, despite my sizing concerns. The too small size drove me crazy for most of the year, until Chris King hooked me up with a Buzzworks headset. Guess what? The bike still doesn't fit, it just fits less bad now and I don't think about it as much. I will be keeping the Buzzworks headset, because I suspect my next downhill frame probably won't fit either. If you want me to say this whole situation sucks, I will. I am "a connoisseur of bike fit," and this whole situation sucks.<br /><br />As for Diamondback, I gave them my feedback on MY12, 13, and 14 bikes. I informed the designers of my thoughts on bike sizing, and I am no longer working with Diamondback. Please take your MY15 Diamondback bike sizing concerns elsewhere.TEAM.ROBOThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02972953680578238918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020325906214196582.post-24435102548252803912014-10-10T09:57:55.730-07:002014-10-10T09:57:55.730-07:00Dear Anonomys guy. Yes. Charlie runs a Bussworks, ...Dear Anonomys guy. Yes. Charlie runs a Bussworks, many, many spacers to make a big bike bigger. This is an opposite problem to the Batty scenario. What I'm trying to say is. Bikes that are too small are a bummer.<br /><br />(All credit for saying "the bummer" goes to Team Robot)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07376528327512997104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020325906214196582.post-52952175771573894312014-10-10T09:42:00.038-07:002014-10-10T09:42:00.038-07:00I swear he's a slammer. http://www.pinkbike.co...I swear he's a slammer. http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/10227364/Squidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020325906214196582.post-63712738804102237672014-10-10T09:37:32.073-07:002014-10-10T09:37:32.073-07:00that bike has the posture of a cat about to take c...that bike has the posture of a cat about to take cough up a hairball...KenBot3000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020325906214196582.post-2398890737511556742014-10-10T07:44:06.273-07:002014-10-10T07:44:06.273-07:00seriously though...valid points are validseriously though...valid points are validAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020325906214196582.post-75600564763232630012014-10-10T07:02:11.323-07:002014-10-10T07:02:11.323-07:00negative rise stems on a mountain bike just scream...negative rise stems on a mountain bike just scream "I have no business riding in the dirt!!!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020325906214196582.post-62209027058634078822014-10-09T23:35:41.912-07:002014-10-09T23:35:41.912-07:00Sorry bro, not slammed, so no hall of shame.
http...Sorry bro, not slammed, so no hall of shame.<br /><br />http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/11508296/<br /><br />In that same article on Pinkbike he talks about how he went up a frame size so he could have a longer reach, aka exactly what I was talking about.TEAM.ROBOThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02972953680578238918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020325906214196582.post-60151282125270488552014-10-09T22:49:50.863-07:002014-10-09T22:49:50.863-07:00Might as well give you some more fuel for the Hall...Might as well give you some more fuel for the Hall of Shame - here's Mr. Clementz: http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb10778435/p5pb10778435.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com